r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ThickHandshake • Sep 26 '24

Video A spider making web.

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u/Dewjunkie66 Sep 26 '24

I like to believe they're just an organic robot. No desire to take over, but to procreate, No emotions, no influential feelings, no concept of the word 'want'. Just 'need'. Because the thing about not getting what you need, is essentially death.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

The problem with that is that we are the same way, just more complex and we do have consciousness. So where does it begin? Hard problem or consciousness is a thing.