Even if there is a chance it’s all a mirage, wouldn’t it be better to behave as if these and other creatures have an inner life? Appealing to the philosophical

Even if there is a chance it’s all a mirage, wouldn’t it be better to behave as if these and other creatures have an inner life? Appealing to the philosophical zombie seems like an excuse to discard that our actions might cause real suffering from their perspective, on the unknowable chance they don’t mind.