Tag: sentience
Was God a Bacterium?
We should acknowledge that this theory is, unlike some similar attempts, at least an actual solution: if true, it would explain how complex life evolved.
The Humanity and Personhood of an Embryo
A sperm and an egg separately constitute a potential human. But when they unite, the result is a human being from the moment of fertilization.
What Is the Essence of Life?
The strength of the intelligent design explanation for life lies in its full-orbed ability to address all aspects of life.
What Do Bees’ Joy and Pain Really Tell Us About Insect Minds?
Efforts to relate insect to human consciousness are doomed because the distinguishing features of human consciousness are abstract thinking and moral choice.
Peter Singer Compares Abortion to Turning Off a Computer
Singer first claims that should an AI ever become “sentient,” turning it off would be akin to killing a being with the highest moral value.