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Comment by digitaltrees

2 days ago

But I listed a specific difference: sensation and response. Trees have that. Rocks do not.

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Izkata  2 days ago

I believe you're using the scientific definition of "sentience", while everyone else is using the common understanding of of the word (which should be called "sapience", but thanks to sci-fi's usage of the word "sentience" is largely not).

  • digitaltrees  1 day ago

    I was a philosophy and cognitive science major in undergrad decades ago so I am definitely guilty of using more jargon based concepts than I should