haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 11 months agoNew Zealand Officially Recognizes Lobsters, Octopuses, Crabs as Sentient Beingsbnnbreaking.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand Officially Recognizes Lobsters, Octopuses, Crabs as Sentient Beingsbnnbreaking.comhaxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·11 months agoExcuse me, but it recognizes all of us cephalopods as sentient beings, thank you very much. Too bad this ‘bnnbreaking.com’ is literally the only source for this story.
minus-squaremarkstos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoYeah, HN flagged and removed the link.
minus-squareCeruleanRuin@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoIs there a legal definition of sentience?
minus-squareHeavybell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoDunno about legal, but I’m pretty sure the scientific bar for sentience is pretty low. You basically just have to have senses (e g. hearing, sight, etc) and react to stimuli to be sentient.
Excuse me, but it recognizes all of us cephalopods as sentient beings, thank you very much.
Too bad this ‘bnnbreaking.com’ is literally the only source for this story.
Yeah, HN flagged and removed the link.
Is there a legal definition of sentience?
Dunno about legal, but I’m pretty sure the scientific bar for sentience is pretty low. You basically just have to have senses (e g. hearing, sight, etc) and react to stimuli to be sentient.