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[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They aren't really capable of higher thought. They can basically feel an equivalent of pain and then it's just basic instincts.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

you have no idea what they do or do not experience. You're straight up making shit up. Nobody has any way to tell

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They are literally a nervous system with a body. They do not have a brain the same way we do.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

you still have 0 idea what it is like to be one. Don't make me explain the hard problem of consciousness, just admit you're making this up.