It seems obvious to me, and probably to many others here...
But a large group of scientists -including Stephen Hawking, signed the Francis Crick Memorial Conference declaration, stating that all animals have "Consciousness" similar to ours.
That includes all mammals, birds, and even the Octopus.
I stumbled on this interesting article tonight, as a result of someone 'following' me on Twitter, whom I did not know.
I'm glad I read it. It is a lovely article, which also implies that sometimes animals can even be ahead of us in spiritual/emotional ways:
http://www.micheleknight.co.uk/articles/...-petition/
But a large group of scientists -including Stephen Hawking, signed the Francis Crick Memorial Conference declaration, stating that all animals have "Consciousness" similar to ours.
That includes all mammals, birds, and even the Octopus.
I stumbled on this interesting article tonight, as a result of someone 'following' me on Twitter, whom I did not know.
I'm glad I read it. It is a lovely article, which also implies that sometimes animals can even be ahead of us in spiritual/emotional ways:
http://www.micheleknight.co.uk/articles/...-petition/