> Just because an entity cannot assert itself, does not mean it is not conscious. This does not give any more purchase on the world than we currently have. It’

> Just because an entity cannot assert itself, does not mean it is not conscious. This does not give any more purchase on the world than we currently have. It’s similar to saying that just because we have never seen laws of physics change, it doesn’t mean they can’t change. Of course, that may or may not be true. But would you bet on sun not rising tomorrow? New scientific theories / entities must have give us additional predictive power (grip) than what’s currently possible. Otherwise why invent new assumptions?