On 11/04/2010 04:59 PM, Darren New wrote:
> bart wrote:
>> > I think you can be conscious without being self-aware. I'm pretty sure
>>> that, for example, chickens would be considered conscious, even tho
>>> they're probably not self-aware.
>
>> Yes, it is convenient to think so, but on the other hand they probably
>> are.
>
> No, they probably aren't. You can test such things, you know. Dolphins,
> gorillas, a few others probably are, including some birds.
>
> Chickens and fish probably aren't.
>
You are right, it would be difficult to eat them otherwise.

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