The difference with Woozle is that people don't have an (vague, but still existing) idea of what consciousness is, or direct lived experience of it, that they can tap into for recognizing it in others.

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gavinray 5 hours ago | parent [-]

What makes you so sure any of us have an idea of what it means to be conscious?

Human cognition also provides the experiencer the illusion of free will.

Ask any person on the street if they have free will. Now ask any person on the street if they also believe they are "conscious" (whatever that means).

I don't have so much hubris as to think the world model being fed to me via my cognition is "true consciousness".

We know far too little for such a resounding claim.

	▲	coldtea 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>What makes you so sure any of us have an idea of what it means to be conscious? I know we have an idea. It might not be right or accurate, but we very well have an idea. >Human cognition also provides the experiencer the illusion of free will. And I'm fine with it, as I also consider it an open question. We could very well have free will, the mechanistic view of the universe is too 18th century.