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by amelius 2692 days ago
The title of that note is, of course, possibly not correct.

> Thus, they fail to make a convincing case that insects can tell us anything about subjective experience or consciousness.

This is not the same as "Insects cannot tell us anything about subjective experience or the origin of consciousness"

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Right, the title makes a claim, and their conclusion is that the opposite claim has failed to meet its burden of proof...

Thinking that "because something has not met its burden of proof means that the opposite must be true" is a fallacy.