A legislature can grant corporate personhood, but not decide what consciousness is
cccalum · x · 2026-07-24
The post argues that consciousness is a fact about the world, not something a legislature gets to decide.
It contrasts corporate personhood, which is granted and can be revoked by the state, with natural personhood, which is framed as something the state merely recognizes rather than creates.
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