☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoCrows Are Self-Aware Just Like Humans, And They May Be as Smart as Gorillaswww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down18cross-posted to: vegan@lemmy.mlscience@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkCrows Are Self-Aware Just Like Humans, And They May Be as Smart as Gorillaswww.popularmechanics.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: vegan@lemmy.mlscience@lemmy.ml
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·8 months agoI never really understood why the default assumption is that consciousness is something unique to humans and we should default to assuming other animals are not conscious as opposed to the other way around.
I never really understood why the default assumption is that consciousness is something unique to humans and we should default to assuming other animals are not conscious as opposed to the other way around.