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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by rhn_mk1 on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @02:23PM (#30935678)
Could we be underestimating the ability of very simple systems to result in consciousness?
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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by colechristensen on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @03:48PM (#30936674)
No.

I don't think the logistic map is conscious, but it is very complex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistic_map

What I'm talking about re: ants is a few chemical signals specifically targeting ant behaviors resulting in the infected behavior. I don't think the fungus is any more conscious than a handful of pills.

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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by rhn_mk1 on Thursday April 07, 2022 @04:05AM (#30941908)
You seem to know more about what consciousness is than you're letting on.
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