Do you see a reason why a mechanical arrangement of atoms could feel pain or see color? Because they do. Scribbles of paper serving as a part of a conscious sy

Do you see a reason why a mechanical arrangement of atoms could feel pain or see color? Because they do. Scribbles of paper serving as a part of a conscious system is indeed an implausible scenario. You'd need a huge number of pieces of paper, interacting in very interesting ways. It's an example specifically designed to be implausible, and so is a very poor guide for intuition.