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Poopy_Paws t1_j14wudl wrote

Reply to comment by MammothInfestation in Could microscopic life evolve to become intelligent? by [deleted]

The title is asking about intelligence. The actual comment is asking about sentience. Sapience is pretty much what is being asked.

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MammothInfestation t1_j14ysjl wrote

So perhaps if we, rephrased it to could a microorganism develop intelligence comparable to a human.

In which case no not with conventional neurons as we understand them.

Perhaps you could engineer something that did processing on the atomic level that could meet the size and processing requirements.

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