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Re:Sedate a Plant, and It Seems to Lose Consciousness. Is It... by akvadrako on Saturday February 03, 2018 @06:16AM (#16297175)
The best explanation demystifying consciousness I've found comes from a claim it's a social phenomena that only arose around 3000 years ago:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameralism_(psychology)

These days most people are conscious because you need it to function in society; there is a good deal of evidence in the book.

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Re:Sedate a Plant, and It Seems to Lose Consciousness. Is It... by fsloth on Saturday February 03, 2018 @09:46AM (#16297796)
"It is one of those books that is either complete rubbish or a work of consummate genius, nothing in between! Probably the former, but I'm hedging my bets." - Richard Dawkins
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Re:Sedate a Plant, and It Seems to Lose Consciousness. Is It... by pavel_lishin on Saturday February 03, 2018 @10:13AM (#16297900)
I wonder how you'd spot a Bicameral person in modern society.
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