‘Consciousness would not be anything in the first place, and the idea is so eye-wateringly preposterous it’s hard to believe, as Strawson put it, “the power of human credulity.”’
Maybe they aren’t human? What did Sherlock Homes say… when you eliminate all possibilities… what you are left with is the truth. Because if not, explain to me how DT got elected.

Maybe the joke isn’t a lie. Maybe Dr. Evil really does use fembots. Why else would women vote for a rapist? So, my point is… maybe it isn’t human credulity, but something else.