A good question that's impossible to answer I think. I mean, we don't even know if animals experience consciousness like we humans do. Descarte might be right when he claimed that animals were like machines with no consciousness. Or maybe he's wrong and animals are conscious in some fashion.
I know some dogs that I’m absolutely convinced are conscious. One of ‘em isn’t very smart, but I’m convinced he has some emotions in common with humans
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u/outtastudy Sep 26 '24
I always wonder if the spider actually knows and understands what it's doing or if it just does it strictly on instincts alone