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Thousands of species of animals probably have consciousness (www.economist.com)

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this humans are so special bias drives me up a wall. we've been through several iterations of this. oh other animals do feel emotions, oh other animals do dream, oh other animals are altruistic, oh other animals also use language... like, anybody with a pet and a good bond with them could have told you most of that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Hard agree... Learning to communicate well with a cat teaches you most of this, and the rest becomes obvious when you realize how individual their personality and behaviour is compared to others of the same species.