Introductions
Any good story. Any good journal article. Any good movie needs and introduction. I suppose a good blog needs at least an introductory post. My name is Lucas Weldt. And my fascination is with, as the title gives away, giving animals consciousness. What does that mean exactly? Think about the definition of consciousness. It doesn't matter if you know the definition by heart already. Think about it. Think hard. Now imagine the dog sitting next to you doing the same thing. The cat sitting on the keys of your laptop. Surely that just means you two can read a good book together, enjoy a movie, and so on. The world is so amazingly complex, we offer entire college majors about it. But Imagine the bigger tiers of societal problems that come about if animals suddenly became real? Why am I even asking this question? Because my study is bioengineering, and so much has to be cleared up, in my opinion, about the possibilities that genetic engineering has to offer. And I really do believe t