> If consciousness is an emergent phenomenon of the physical properties of the brain, then surely it will also emerge from a sufficiently accurate simulation of

> If consciousness is an emergent phenomenon of the physical properties of the brain, then surely it will also emerge from a sufficiently accurate simulation of those physical properties. It's possible, but it may not be the "same" consciousness, and indeed, may not even consider itself to be. Perhaps better terminology to explore this line of theory would be to replace "thoughts" with "memories" and "consciousness" with "self".