sentience

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If a tree falls in the forest and....a poem

Stanley W. Shura @stanws (126) • Stoughton, Massachusetts 15 Oct 18

The Woods The tree falls and the forest weeps. The wind carries its cries to far off lands. The ocean heats, and waves back. The surf rides its own tears to distant shores. The mountain, strong and stoic, moves not, but casts...

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Sentience. Is the fundamental difference between plants and animals *real*?

Stanley W. Shura @stanws (126) • Stoughton, Massachusetts 6 Oct 18

If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there...wait. What? What about said forest? Does *it* "hear"? Does the fallen tree feel pain - or go to "Heaven"? What say the Stoics? The Epicureans? Descartes? If the tree...

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Animal Have Autonomy

ZaffireWolf @ZaffireWolf (480) • United States 11 May 07

Lately I've been noticing a growth in the number of people, especially online, who fail to grasp simple concepts like "the truth" and "reality". So here I am to tell you about how animals have autonomy. Humans, obviously, are...

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