Caring about conscious minds where you can’t observe them existing carries basically the same philosophical problems as caring about pretty statues (and other otherwise desirable or undesirable arrangements of matter) where you can’t observe them.
Even if you can’t observe them, can you somehow logically infer their existence and can you influence them? If no, then thinking about them is just wasting time.
It becomes a problem only if you cannot observe them, but you can influence them, and despite lack of observation you can make at least some probabilistic estimates about the effect of your influence.
Caring about conscious minds where you can’t observe them existing carries basically the same philosophical problems as caring about pretty statues (and other otherwise desirable or undesirable arrangements of matter) where you can’t observe them.
Agree or disagree?
Agree, but disagree with the assertion that you can’t observe them. (If that’s not an assertion, then whatever.)
Even if you can’t observe them, can you somehow logically infer their existence and can you influence them? If no, then thinking about them is just wasting time.
It becomes a problem only if you cannot observe them, but you can influence them, and despite lack of observation you can make at least some probabilistic estimates about the effect of your influence.