Originally Posted by A_Wise_Fool

An interesting perspective:

If you found out you were a robot and not a human, would it be possible to fully understand how your consciousness works? I think simulating the consciousness as we perceive it would be possible, if we can unfold proteins by computer simulation I don't see any reason why we couldn't emulate an entire human brain, some day... thus same brain, same type of consciousness right?

Eventually it would all boil down to Binary 1's and 0's. So how about it? Describing pain or pleasure in 1's and 0's?

I don't think it could work.


I don't think consciousness can merely be explained by physics either.


Its like describing color to a blind person. It just can't be done.