Posted: Dec 13, 2017 1:04 pm
SpeedOfSound wrote:DavidMcC wrote:Matthew Shute wrote:... Ants themselves might seem a relatively "selfless" bunch, an individual ant not counting for much on its own; but you might also reflect that, if there's a lack of self-identification among ants, this isn't accompanied any lack of brutal ant-conflict, so jamest's "rot" remains. What's the next ontological error, then? Nest identification?
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IMO, the ontological error is assuming that ants are conscious of anything -
Bah! Ants are just as conscious as I am. They just don't think about it as much.
Nice one, Speed!
