The idea that such starkly different consciousness could exist would make it very difficult to define what consciousness is. — Benj96
On the contrary, just like many other conditions in the universe, perhaps consciousness has a goldilocks zone, that human consciousness falls directly in the center of.
If consciousness is fundamental it must operate on all magnitudes. If it is emergent, then perhaps we are the only things within the correct range of rate for such a property to emerge.
The idea that such starkly different consciousness could exist would make it very difficult to define what consciousness is.
Looking at a vine from human frame rate it appears motionless. But a time-lapse shows a writhing, swirling, active, feeling plant stretching out its tendrils, flexing its foliage and reaching for the skies. Very much alive. And much more sentient seeming. — Benj96
Yes, astute!I think each being would define consciousness - would define everything that it encounters, learns and experiences - according to its own understanding. These beings could never communicate with one another, never share descriptions or concepts, so they would content with their own species-centric explanation of the world in which they live, just as vines and whales do. — Vera Mont
A Mayfly experiences everything a Greenland shark experiences but in a fraction of the time. — Agent Smith
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