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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by carlosjobim on Monday June 17, 2024 @06:50PM (#40712076)
> Not to mention that "maturity" is entirely cultural and contextual.

I cannot agree with this. Maturity has a very clear meaning: it is when a human (or animal) has developed enough to be able to sexually reproduce. That people use the word wrongly in everyday conversation is something else.

As for what you write about mammals, I completely agree. Just looking at them and interacting with them in real life and it's clear that they're our brothers.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by deanCommie on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @01:53PM (#40730683)
You're talking about physical maturity, I'm talking about mental maturity.

Physical maturity is irrelevant when it comes to mental decisions of how to apply that physical maturity.

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