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claim:consciousness-and-capacity-for-suffering-may-be-distributed-across-multiple-scales-within-composite-beings-not-limited-to-single-iConsciousness and capacity for suffering may be distributed across multiple scales within composite beings, not limited to single 'I'.
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extracted_from(2023) · Witkowski, Olaf · Doctor, Thomas · Solomonova, Elizaveta · Duane, Bill +1
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