> I think there is also a misguided razor that people who self identify as rationalists often apply, which goes, "the most cynical or disenchanted answer is lik

> I think there is also a misguided razor that people who self identify as rationalists often apply, which goes, "the most cynical or disenchanted answer is likely the correct one." An overcorrection to superstition, perhaps. > I personally did this, and one of the symptoms was being overly skeptical of animal consciousness. This approach wouldn't be inconsistent if you were cynically skeptical of human consciousness as well.