Or to simplify, I can mangle my arm with heavy machinery without it wanting to harm me. It's somewhat ridiculous that people view conscious things as more harmf

Or to simplify, I can mangle my arm with heavy machinery without it wanting to harm me. It's somewhat ridiculous that people view conscious things as more harmful, if anything they've shown to be less harmful. Before you throw the nuke example at me, please consider we have yet to see what a being who was not conscious but capable of nuking would do.