Most physicists have not thought about the subject one way or the other.

I would assume most physicists hold the standard pop-culture position, actually, just like anyone else.

However, the rest of your comment is entirely correct, including the disappointing karma result; I personally didn't downvote them, but only because my karma is being periosidally mass-reduced by someone whenever I get close to passing the limit that would exempt me from the anti-troll restrictions :/