atucker comments on The Protagonist Problem - Less Wrong

17 Post author: atucker 23 October 2011 03:06AM

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Comment author: atucker 23 October 2011 05:35:28PM -1 points [-]

This is very similar to my current beliefs on the subject.

I was considering adding to that "Animals are conscious, but not self aware", but that would mostly be using the word consciousness in a not-agreed-upon way. Namely as the ability to feel or perceive, but not full-blown human-style consciousness.

Comment author: DanielVarga 25 October 2011 06:46:54PM 1 point [-]

That's called sentience, isn't it?

Comment author: atucker 26 October 2011 12:17:56AM 0 points [-]

I think that's the most commonly accepted correct word for that, but think that it means enough things to enough people that at that point it's better to just talk about things directly.