There could be a huge number of different ways to be those kinds of creatures. We've only literally have one data point, so we should be humble and recognize there could be many other ways that we haven't thought of because we're not that smart. P. Walder: Can abstract ideas have a causal effect on the material world? Well, guess what? It depends on what you mean by having a causal effect.
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