Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for August 18, 2020
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Transcript:
Raahhhk! My trained use of words and phrases in appropriate context is not fundamentally different from human communication which is ascribed to consciousness! Raahhhk! The philosophy department is no longer allowed to keep pets.
While animals can communicate through signals, it is not true language. To see the difference, consider that some birds cry out to inform others that they see a predator. Basically “Look out, I see a cat!” But they can’t say anything about the past or future. There’s no way to say “I saw a cat here yesterday.”