• beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        A researcher in animal cognition said at a lecture I saw once: every time we look closer, we see more and more evidence of intelligent behavior in tinier and tinier creatures, behaviors we once assumed were limited to humans. He studied insects: bacteria have been shown to display “learning” behaviors.

        How many beings are sapient? Wouldn’t be shocked if Future Being told me it was all of them