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I think you give humans way too much credit. Consciousness is not some mystical property. Examine a dog, it has emotions, communicates, has a memory, dreams, problem solves and is self-aware. In all ways a dog has a lesser human mind. A dog is certainly conscious, though at a much lower level then a human being. Some would say that humans are the only animals that are aware of our consciousness. I have to admit that this is most likely true but I do not believe it to be the major leap that most people take it to be.
I don’t think that there is a fine dividing line between us and them (humans and all the other animals). I believe that most animals are at various stages of having a mind equal to a human being.
If you have doubts I encourage you to read about the topic, you will find allot of very interesting material about the human animal as well as all the others.
PS. I am not a vegetarian. Moo-moo’s are yummy.
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