Tidbit number three, the first of two quotes.
Subject: Consciousness.
Consciousness is the experiencing of reality through senses and cognitive abilities, not as a mysterious all-or-nothing trait limited to humans.
The human-only view tends to tie consciousness to the soul, still a good way to separate biological and religious chats. From the biological viewpoint, it is the experiencing of reality through senses and cognition. This allows us to discuss the types or levels of consciousness including how tigers, humans, and potential aliean life experience reality.
That Artificial Intelligence Article,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.