One option is to spend a lot of time explaining why “soul” isn’t actually the thing in the territory they care about, and talk about moral patienthood and theories of welfare and moral status.
In my opinion, the concepts of moral patienthood and theories of moral status are about as confused as the idea of souls.
In my opinion, the concepts of moral patienthood and theories of moral status are about as confused as the idea of souls.
What do we care about if not souls? Suffering. What is suffering? A quale. What are qualia? Err....