Ya, we probably roughly agree about meta-ethics, too. But I wouldn’t say I “understand” consciousness or ethics, except maybe at a high level, because I’m not settled on what I care about and how. The details matter, and can have important implications. I would want to defer to my more informed views.
For example, the evidence in this paper was informative to me, even assuming strong illusionism:
Ya, we probably roughly agree about meta-ethics, too. But I wouldn’t say I “understand” consciousness or ethics, except maybe at a high level, because I’m not settled on what I care about and how. The details matter, and can have important implications. I would want to defer to my more informed views.
For example, the evidence in this paper was informative to me, even assuming strong illusionism:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.788289/full
And considerations here also seem important to me:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/AvubGwD2xkCD4tGtd/only-mammals-and-birds-are-sentient-according-to?commentId=yiqJTLfyPwCcdkTzn