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VXIII said:
SkepticallyMinded said:

Why would anyone in their right mind agree with this?

Because other beings like animals also have brains with said chemicals and electrical signals. But they lack the consciousness of humans.

No they don't. If they have sufficiently complex nervous systems, they have consciousness. This is an anti-scientific view that you hold which is quite alarming.

http://fcmconference.org/img/CambridgeDeclarationOnConsciousness.pdf

http://www.cogs.indiana.edu/spackled/2010readings/griffin-speck-consciousness-evidence.pdf

https://animalconsciousnessharvard.com/about/