Physicists generally study the things which can be objectively verified by experiment. One of the first things they want to know about any new theory is, "how c

Physicists generally study the things which can be objectively verified by experiment. One of the first things they want to know about any new theory is, "how can we design the experiment to confirm or deny it". The problem of conscious does not seem to be there yet -- there are no non-thought experiments that one can perform to check for consciousness status. There has been some attempts, but they often end up with the silly results -- for example, one definition defined DVD players as conscious [0]. [0] https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=1799 https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=1799