Consciousness theory slammed as ‘pseudoscience’ — sparking uproar: "A letter, signed by 124 scholars and posted online ... claims that a prominent theory describing what makes someone or something conscious — called the integrated information theory (IIT) — should be labelled “pseudoscience”."

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The term "consciousness" is a term of rhetoric.

So, someone [ usually an apologist for the state, such as Aristotle ] says that consciousness is present in certain animals and not in others.

Of course, the only test for "consciousness" is to to ask " Are you conscious ? ", which, is really in fact just a test for hearing and speech.

The AAAS is such a sad crew of simps, hangers on , grifters, liars, cheats, and pushovers.

Which is why the U.S. government gives them such excessive lots of table scraps, for being pushovers, bullies, and rip off artists.