(September 17, 2016 at 6:01 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Point conceded. Your belief that others are conscious is founded upon irrationality. Some of us extend the courtesy of consciousness for less absurd reasons.I don't think that's true. I think you have collected reasons which you feel support your irrational position.
And by the way, by irrational I don't mean "stupid." I mean that the position wasn't arrived at by rational means. You already "knew" people were real thinking agents before you dug up reasons why you should think so.