(February 27, 2018 at 1:17 am)Khemikal Wrote: Sensation, entirely unlike consciousness...is ubiquitous, even among (especially among) sessile organisms, like plants.
So, you are making me channel my inner Thoreau here: why aren't plants conscious? I cannot confidently say they aren't. If pressed, I'd have to conclude that they have a "nub" of consciousness--aka a basic system of sensory response.