The same way we know they have feelings, by observing behavior (eg a mouse pausing in a maze then choosing the right direction). It’s true I was overconfident in my statements , but you putting kinisthetic in a separate compartment, then also questioning the consciousness of animals in a sure way is also overconfident.
Animals have kinesthetic experiences and emotions too.
Yes, and consciousness. Although not to the same level as humans.
Animals also visualize don’t they?
Highly debatable.
How would you know if they didn’t and were aphantasic? Did you ask them?
The same way we know they have feelings, by observing behavior (eg a mouse pausing in a maze then choosing the right direction). It’s true I was overconfident in my statements , but you putting kinisthetic in a separate compartment, then also questioning the consciousness of animals in a sure way is also overconfident.
I would say that the only fair thing to say here, is that we simply do not have any way to know that as of today.