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I will be discussing consciousness. There is types of cognition and neurochemistry that animals have that let them have some forms of consciousness. However, scientists have concluded they do not have these forms of consciousness. Which I will be going over.
1. Autonoetic Consciousness (Self-Projecting Awareness)
That evens out the score to a neutral 0. +1 from mental time travel, -1 narrative self.
2. Higher-Order Consciousness (Thinking About Thinking)
Introspection is for sure a no for a large percentage of ethnics. This is probably the most laughed about trait online about certain ethnics.
We are at a net negative 2 currently.
3. Symbolic and Conceptual Consciousness
Total.
-1
There are hundreds of millions humans on this earth who have more similiar cognition to animals, than humans. When do we stop classifying, some of these people as human? Please I'd be interested.
We are in a race against time to see if technology and global connectivity can maybe stop this.
1. Autonoetic Consciousness (Self-Projecting Awareness)
- Mental Time Travel: The capacity to vividly remember a specific past personal event (episodic memory) or actively imagine a future scenario. While many animals anticipate immediate rewards or learn from the past, they generally do not "re-live" memories or plan for the distant future the way humans do.
- Narrative Self: The ability to construct an internal life story or identity. Animals live predominantly in the present moment and lack a continuous, autobiographical sense of "me."
That evens out the score to a neutral 0. +1 from mental time travel, -1 narrative self.
2. Higher-Order Consciousness (Thinking About Thinking)
- Metacognition: The ability to monitor, evaluate, and reflect on one's own mental states (e.g., knowing what you know, or realizing that you are confused).
- Introspection: The capacity to examine one's own desires, beliefs, and emotional patterns. An animal can feel fear, but it cannot analyze why it tends to be an anxious individual.
Introspection is for sure a no for a large percentage of ethnics. This is probably the most laughed about trait online about certain ethnics.
We are at a net negative 2 currently.
3. Symbolic and Conceptual Consciousness
- Linguistic Thought: Human consciousness is deeply intertwined with structured language, allowing us to manipulate abstract symbols, build complex logic, and debate philosophies. Animal consciousness is sensory, emotional, and perceptual, rather than language-based.
- Advanced Theory of Mind: While some animals (like chimpanzees) understand what others can see or hear, they lack a fully developed human-like ability to attribute complex hidden mental states, false beliefs, or secret motivations to others
Total.
-1
There are hundreds of millions humans on this earth who have more similiar cognition to animals, than humans. When do we stop classifying, some of these people as human? Please I'd be interested.
We are in a race against time to see if technology and global connectivity can maybe stop this.
