Animism is inherently a belief in consciousnesses we cannot reliably perceive in ways testable via the Scientific Method. When someone tries to force animism into the mold of scientism and deterministic materialism, they are missing the art for the paint.

“The Victorian anthropologist E.B. Tylor defined animism in terms of a ‘belief in souls or spirits,’ interpreted as a theoretical construct designed …

The problem with the new animism