No, it’s not necessary to "deny the existence" of people. This is the kind of disingenuous rhetoric that makes transmaximalist advocacy so alienating to many pe

No, it’s not necessary to "deny the existence" of people. This is the kind of disingenuous rhetoric that makes transmaximalist advocacy so alienating to many people who might otherwise incline to whatever degree of tolerance. Rather, one can recognize the existence of people but hold that their self-knowledge and will is flawed. We have, after all, had philosophical frameworks and vocabulary to deal with these things since the Greeks.