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We May Be Surrounded by Trillions of Conscious Beings, Research Suggests—And They Aren’t Human
(www.popularmechanics.com)
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I think part of the idea of this theory is that much of life shares the key elements that make up the scientific definition of consciousness.
I personally don't see value in preserving the popular definition of consciousness as the human soul, but regardless of personal takes i hope we can agree that scientific theories should be based on the scientific use of the term.