> Let’s consider what this simulation really is: a program, which generates a series of (very long) numbers. Each number represents the state of the computer’s

> Let’s consider what this simulation really is: a program, which generates a series of (very long) numbers. Each number represents the state of the computer’s memory at that point in the simulation. A projection like that seems very likely to break consciousness. Writing down the state of a computer onto a paper does not allow the paper to continue the computation.