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Essays on dualism

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Aug 19, 2026ACX

Why I'm Staying Out Of The Substack Religion Debate

Scott explains why he's not interested in participating in the current wave of God debates on Substack, arguing that religious explanations fall into the same category as conspiracy theories by invoking "powerful hidden entities" to explain anomalies.

24 min read 3,639 words

Mar 27, 2010LW

It's not like anything to be a bat

Scott presents an anthropic argument suggesting animals might lack subjective experience, based on the observation that if animals were conscious, we would statistically be much more likely to be animals than humans.

5 min read 682 words

animal consciousness animal rights anthropic reasoning