Consciousness is essential to thinking
No matter how complex an entity's behaviour, it isn't thinking unless it's conscious. Proposed counter examples—e.g. problem solving in a dreamless sleep—are just deviant uses of language.
Charles Karelis, 1986.

Note: For more on consciousness, see Map 6.
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