Post #2022498
2026-05-03 06:44 UTC
I feel like that's exactly why we don't have a generally-accepted definition of consciousness. Western ethics assigns special protection to whatever is conscious, so it is *convenient* to come up with a definition of consciousness, which excludes groups you want to exploit.
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@queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-05-03 07:16
Tale as old as time, or at least the conscious idea of time. Whatever consciousness is, _we_ are _it_. Those humans over there though? Who's to say they aren't _sub_-humans? Isn't it our job to enlighten them and also take their land and food and things and selves?