Your model treats microbial interactions as universally negative. Yet the scientific literature shows nematodes host beneficial symbionts that aid growth and immunity. By omitting these, this model is incomplete—and biased toward suffering. Even slight adjustments to the qualia of rest or seeking behavior would skew the outcome.
Your model treats microbial interactions as universally negative. Yet the scientific literature shows nematodes host beneficial symbionts that aid growth and immunity. By omitting these, this model is incomplete—and biased toward suffering. Even slight adjustments to the qualia of rest or seeking behavior would skew the outcome.