[ExI] Trilemma of Consciousness

[John Clark]

On Sat, May 27, 2017  William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Trees react to their environment, sometimes releasing chemicals that tell
> nearby trees of a disease or insect invasion, clearly an altruistic action
> protecting their neighbors some of whom may be related.  Intelligent?
> Maybe.  Conscious - not.
>

​I don't understand why so many people believe consciousness is harder to
achieve than intelligence. ​

​John K Clark​
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