Scientists Sign "Declaration of Consciousness"

[Murkve]

Just thought I'd share an interesting agreement in the world of science. Other non-human animals are being publicly recognized by scientists for being sentient and presently conscious. No mention of the Tupinambis or Varanus genera though.

Scientists Sign "Declaration of Consciousness"

 

[Ntyvirus]

Theres a documentary on monitors on Netflix that talks about how smart they are, it's not that boring either.

 

[bmx3000max]

Whats the name

 

[Ntyvirus]

"In search of the lizard king" I think

 

[Murkve]

Theres a documentary on monitors on Netflix that talks about how smart they are, it's not that boring either.

I've seen that one like 3 times. "Lizard Kings" is the title I believe. And documentaries are really only ever boring if you're disinterested in the subject material. I really love the segment with the Komodo Dragon at London Zoo, it was very... Encouraging.

 

[HeatherN]

thanks for sharing the article. after all the evidence, its nice to see some formal recognition from the community. people might confuse this for a declaration of human-like "intelligence" when it is simply acknowledgement of the observations that they can process things the same basic way we can, as humans. personally, i dont think its a call to PETA or anything either. just what people should already be doing imo; treating animals with respect, and caring for them to the best of ones abilities.

 

[Murkve]

Oh no. I agree, it's just Scientists' way of saying that all animals are at some level "self aware". If PETA takes this and twists it I'll be pretty pissed.