> Ok well there you go. I was basing it on your earlier definition. Sorry, but it was my first comment on the thread. You are confusing me with the guy that po

> Ok well there you go. I was basing it on your earlier definition. Sorry, but it was my first comment on the thread. You are confusing me with the guy that posted earlier. I apologize for entering in the middle of your conversation. > So define the word contemplate. Contemplate: to observe something and to entertain thoughts about it. Imply that self preservation is an example of self consciousness is not sufficient for me. Plants too react to stimuli and they don't even have a nervous system (edit: neurons are not a sine qua non condition, obviously. I was only pointing to the fact that simpler organisms react to the environment, it is one of the most basic evolutionary strategies). It is necessary something more. As the poster before me said, there are boundaries. They can be not clear, but they exist.