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    read your answer, and liked it (upvoted) but can't tell if you agree. thought you did, but then the tone seemed off for that? Commented Jan 13, 2019 at 0:23
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    Qualia is the work-space, so even c elegans have it - even single-neuron and single celled creatures in some sense have it imho. Notably, typical configurations even of complex computers, do not Commented Jan 13, 2019 at 1:08
  • you used the word "true conscious awareness" and i'd like to know to know what that means if i am to accept the answer... do amoebas have an awareness of time, is that what the last paragraph meant and its reference to memory? Commented Jan 13, 2019 at 1:21
  • I distinguish awareness, which probably almost every animal has, from consciousness which requires enough complexity to not just register self vs other but have a mental model of these. It seems to be a sliding scale, though there are 'jumps' like mirror neurons and the neocortex Commented Jan 13, 2019 at 1:54
  • but what is a mental model like? Commented Jan 13, 2019 at 1:57