Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds

Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by agumonkey on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @12:08AM (#40713980)

I consider the difference between animals and us as ... don't laugh .. the difference between an 8bit video game and a playstation3/4/5 one. We might have 10, 1000, or 100000x more details but the core ingredients are the same.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by ssijak on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @12:49AM (#40714169)

Who says that you have more detail. An eagle can see much farther and in more detail than you, and yeah it can fly. A bat has sonar. Some orient by Earths magnetic field which we do not detect. Etc.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by agumonkey on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @02:53AM (#40714802)

It was just an extrapolation regarding brain size. But you're right it's just a napkin theory.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by Thorham on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @06:14AM (#40715933)

Then compare orca brains to ours. Theirs are larger and more wrinkly.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by agumonkey on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @03:14PM (#40731481)

Yeah but their body is immensely larger, which I assume will require more neurons for basic biological duties. (yet another napkin theory)

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