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Even a jab in the ribs from a friend is processed in context of the 'implicit': "this other is just like me". Every 'gesture', 'smell', :) all is processed in that context. You have never ever communicated with a non-conscious being in your life. Ever. All your learning of 'behavior', etc. all occur with that implicit context of "this other is just like me". So when a robot jabs you in the ribs, the projection of the 'this other is conscious' is a given.