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kazarnowicz t1_it7nfnp wrote
Reply to comment by Alblaka in Is building dams a learned behaviour for beavers? by Snoo-82132
This is what really intrigues me, because when I was looking into physics and consciousness I realized that there's nothing in currently understood physics that prevents consciousness to be the fundamental nature of the universe, rather than emerging from matter.
If that is true, then I'd wager you need biological components when creating a sentient AI (or technology that today is indistinguishable from magic).
kazarnowicz t1_it7ajdn wrote
Reply to comment by Alblaka in Is building dams a learned behaviour for beavers? by Snoo-82132
I've been trying to dig into what we understand about consciousness from a scientific perspective (turns out it's not much) but one conclusion I drew looking on history is that science inherited the religious bias that humans are special. One thing that appalled me was how long veterinarians in the US were taught that dogs don't require anesthesia as their reactions are purely reflexes, they cannot experience pain (I'm paraphrasing, but the gist of it is correct). This lasted into the nineties IIRC.
In denying other conscious life forms their consciousness, we have also stunted our understanding of it.
kazarnowicz t1_is2mffl wrote
Reply to comment by inFeathers in Antibiotic found in potato disease thwarts fungal infections by Sariel007
Okay, I’ll give it a go:
Dear Irish people, potatoes just keep giving.
kazarnowicz t1_jdev4a9 wrote
Reply to comment by h3rbi74 in Where do rumen bacteria come from? by ryum1503
It's a most fascinating topic. The relationship between us and our gut bacteria affects mood, personality, health … the so far single most fascinating fact about the gut biome is that we've learned that the vagus nerve carries an overwhelming amount of information to the brain, rather than from the brain down.