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Originally Posted by David Bailey  It has always seemed strange to me that 'science' would seriously question if animals were conscious. |
It is a defence mechanism that allows scientists to experiment on animals without feeling guilt.
There are some scientist who think that humans are not conscious.
If you study animal behavior (ie if you are an expert) you can easily identify so many behaviors that are instinctual you can get tunnel vision. Most of what we see in animals that tells us they have emotions are really instinctual involuntary behavior. But that is true about humans too. For example, with facial expressions you don't think: I'm sad so I'll frown or I'm happy so I'll smile. You just do it. Same with posture and other body language.