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Adam's avatar

No they don't.

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Jeff Biss's avatar

Yes, they do. Beings are conscious, objects are not.

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Jan's avatar

Vegetative humans donтАЩt agree.

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Jeff Biss's avatar

LOL! They have no capacity for mind, they are brain dead! Got it?

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Adam's avatar

No, but even if so, how do you define something is conscious? And think carefully before you answer, because if you think it's an easy or obvious answer, then you DEFINITELY don't know enough about the topic.

Is a dog conscious? How about a bird? A snail? Are they all conscious in the same way?

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Jeff Biss's avatar

"how do you define something is conscious"

It experiences. All nonhuman animals are conscious and so have rights that we are obligated to recognize because we consider ourselves moral.

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