I have no idea what dignity has to do with anything here.
As for the analogy… sure, if we discard the assertion that the two systems are physically identical, then there’s no problem. Agreed. The idea that two systems can demonstrate the same behavior at some level of analysis (e.g., they both utter “Hey! I’m conscious!”), where one of them is conscious and one isn’t, isn’t problematic at all.
It’s also not the claim the essay you’re objecting to was objecting to.
I have no idea what dignity has to do with anything here.
As for the analogy… sure, if we discard the assertion that the two systems are physically identical, then there’s no problem. Agreed. The idea that two systems can demonstrate the same behavior at some level of analysis (e.g., they both utter “Hey! I’m conscious!”), where one of them is conscious and one isn’t, isn’t problematic at all.
It’s also not the claim the essay you’re objecting to was objecting to.
That’s why I classed it as a Bait and Switch.