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But sleeping people are not even close to being unconscious.
They can dream, and they're aware enough to know they should probably wake up if they're prodded hard enough.
Conveniently this metaphor works at multiple levels.
Not even medically unconscious people are guaranteed to be completely non-sentient. Ask any anaesthetist.
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But sleeping people are not even close to being unconscious.
They can dream, and they're aware enough to know they should probably wake up if they're prodded hard enough.
Conveniently this metaphor works at multiple levels.
Not even medically unconscious people are guaranteed to be completely non-sentient. Ask any anaesthetist.