• radiant_bloom@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Then I guess I do have a question : To your knowledge, how many sapient beings currently exist ?

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      7 months 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