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Joscha Bach Λ Karl Friston: Ai, Death, Self, God, Consciousness
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Potential Sentience of Trees and Forests
There is no clear way to prevent a large, ancient multicellular organism from developing a brain-like structure. However, due to the slow transmission of information in organisms lacking neurons, such as trees, any potential mental activities would occur at extremely slow timescales, making it challenging for us to observe. While trees exhibit behaviors like communication, decision-making, and immune responses to pests, the limitations of their potential sentience remain unknown. The possibility of trees being curious and capable of reasoning about the world cannot be instantly dismissed.
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