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▲ saidnooneever a day ago

how do u know cells are not sentient to our knowledge? (i am serious, not pulling ur strings. i want to know about proof)

▲jibalt a day ago | parent [-]

How do you know your fingernails aren't sentient? Better stop clipping them immediately!

> i want to know about proof

The epistemology of empirical science is inference to the best explanation, not proof. As pointed out by Hume centuries ago, no empirical generalization can be proven.