Are you using “conscious” and “sentient” as synonyms? Do you think some, most, or all humans are conscious? Why do you think this?
I’m not sure what it means for it to be “desirable” for an entity to be conscious. From a utilitarian standpoint, there’s some controversy on how to account for size of population even in humans or animals, but it’s generally accepted that if something IS conscious, then it’s better for that thing to have more positive experiences.
Are you using “conscious” and “sentient” as synonyms? → Yes. Maybe sentient is consciousness with only valence but it is basically the same thing. But you’re right, I shouldn’t have used both worlds at the same time without further explanation.
Do you think some, most, or all humans are conscious? → Yes, I think most humans are conscious. Why do you think this? Because I am conscious, but I’m not sure if I really answer your question here.
“I’m not sure what it means for it to be “desirable” for an entity to be conscious.” → Yes this is a good question!
Is it desirable for a stone to be conscious? Um, yeah. I’m not sure what that means.
Is it desirable for a human to be visually conscious? Yes. I don’t want you to become Blindsight.
Is it desirable for a human to be conscious? By extension, yes, I think so.
Are you using “conscious” and “sentient” as synonyms? Do you think some, most, or all humans are conscious? Why do you think this?
I’m not sure what it means for it to be “desirable” for an entity to be conscious. From a utilitarian standpoint, there’s some controversy on how to account for size of population even in humans or animals, but it’s generally accepted that if something IS conscious, then it’s better for that thing to have more positive experiences.
Are you using “sentient” to mean “has senses” , “has qualia” , or “is a moral patient”?
Are you using “conscious” and “sentient” as synonyms? → Yes. Maybe sentient is consciousness with only valence but it is basically the same thing. But you’re right, I shouldn’t have used both worlds at the same time without further explanation.
Do you think some, most, or all humans are conscious? → Yes, I think most humans are conscious. Why do you think this? Because I am conscious, but I’m not sure if I really answer your question here.
“I’m not sure what it means for it to be “desirable” for an entity to be conscious.” → Yes this is a good question!
Is it desirable for a stone to be conscious? Um, yeah. I’m not sure what that means.
Is it desirable for a human to be visually conscious? Yes. I don’t want you to become Blindsight.
Is it desirable for a human to be conscious? By extension, yes, I think so.