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RE: Insects: little robots or conscious beings?
Can't see it.
do the same test with a man and a woman
what are the results?
teen age girls LIVE in front of mirrors...I had two sisters...I know this.
boys...not so much. Two totally different results.
I'm thinking that the mirror test isn't much of a test. It doesn't provide conclusive results.
No thats actually a great argument.
The results can be inconclusive, but only when the participants fail. The man walks infront of the mirror and pays it little attention. Now this does not mean the man isnt self-aware. So here the results would be inconclusive.
However the woman gets infront of the mirror and brushes her hair, and puts on makeup. Typical human grooming behavior, so in this case it can be concluded that the woman is self-aware.
Therefor the test was useful in proving the woman's awareness even if not useful in proving or disproving the mans.