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Re:Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis by quonn on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:19AM (#36919536)
It‘s unlikely because decades of experiments suggest so and also because it‘s unlikely that animals with a very basic neural system can have a sense of self. The burden of proof is on those claiming differently.
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Re:Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis by guerrilla on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:45AM (#36919738)
The burden of proof is on anyone claiming anything because the polarity of propositions is irrelevant to standards of proof, which is why you brought up the studies, because you know that intuitively if not formally.
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Re:Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis by adammarples on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:13AM (#36919979)
That's seems backwards. Everything is highly unlikely, a priori. To say that something isn't unlikely is the assertion which requires evidence.
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