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42gauge t1_j7e9mb2 wrote

> If I train you that every number plus another number is a number, but 2+2 is special and equals chair, you could determine I'm lying because it's not consistent with all the data as a whole.

If I train you that every animal isn't conscious, but humans are special and conscious, you could "determine" I'm lying because it's not consistent with all the data as a whole.

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Alarming_Turnover578 t1_j8poufw wrote

According to Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness that would be correct. Unique property of Homo Sapiens mind is sapience not consciousness or sentience.

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42gauge t1_j8pzroz wrote

Fine, just mentally replace both instances of "conscious" with "sapient"

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