[larryfreeman]

To be clear, I was refering to this statement:

> What I am trying to say is, it doesn't matter if the subject is actually conscious. All that matter is we (I), feel/think that it is conscious, or deserving of care and respect.

My point was that it does matter if the subject is actually conscious. Human beings are easily fooled and it does matter if people mistakenly think it is conscious when it is not.