Re: Why Humans are Conscious
- From: claudiusdenk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 15:19:00 -0500 (EST)
On Feb 3, 11:24 am, Tim Tyler <seemy...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
claudiusd...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> It's plainly obvious that chimp consciousness is closer
> to the level of dog consciousness than it is to human
> consciousness.
I don't agree - chimps are closer to humans than dogs in
practically every way you care to think of,
Uh, okay. How about language?
You've fallen for some bogus science. Next time you take a trip to a
zoo take note of the fact that chimps are confined. There's a reason
for this.
just as their
relatedness might suggest.
Relatedness? This is a plainly emptyheaded statement.
But then you haven't said
what you mean by consciousness, or how you are measuring
it, so the issue seems rather open to interpretation.
Why don't you and Guy go off and discuss it in another thread.
> When was the last time you carried on a
> conversation with your dog?
You think consciousness has to do with the ability to
verbalize?
Do you admit that dogs and chimps are more similar in their linguistic
abilities? Your point is refuted.
Do you also think that mute individuals
lack consciousness?
No.
Perhaps at this stage the dictionary may have something
to offer:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=consciousness
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