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Originally Posted by Frownland
Where would be the right place to look for...I'm not sure exactly what you think we're looking for actually. I thought we were talking about cognitive functions, but apparently the brain is not the correct place to look for that? Or are you suggesting that we just do all of the mental gymnastics that we can to support our predetermined opinion?
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Sorry if that was unclear. What I mean is, when a zygote is formed, there are several cells, but there are no separate organs yet. All cells do all life functions. When the human is full-grown, different cells will have different jobs, but as a zygote, the cells all do everything. At that point, there is no distinct brain, no obvious brain activity, so we have no way to know for sure whether or not it is self-aware and conscious. When you grow, the brain activity becomes more obvious.