• MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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    6 hours ago

    whether or not cells in a dish have consciousness

    No, they don’t. They have reactions, that’s it.

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      2 hours ago

      Okay, but who’s to say your whole body isn’t just reactions? Unless you define what consciousness is, it’s an ambiguous statement.

      Don’t get me wrong, I agree with you, but this is exactly the problem. People keep making broad claims without first agreeing on a testable definition of consciousness.