we are all born dumb animals.Face it we are not born self aware at birth, everything we do as infants is automatic, we are not unlike people in a coma the body functions but the mind is not there, so at what age do we become sentient and where does it come from. Seriously think about it for a minute, we seem to become self aware overnight,any one who's raised children should be able to recognize the signs, just because that little face is smiling at you doesn't mean he/she is self aware their just a baby doing what babies do. Then one day you look into that childs eyes and you realize that they are self aware because suddenly that child is aware of you and its surroundings this can verified by the fact that the child is now watching you and not just looking at you. Human developement happens gradually and over periods of time. sentience is the only thing that happens over a short span of time therefore we are not born with it so I ask when do become we sentient and where does come from
2007-02-15
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