I am empathetic to arguments against consciounsess being computational. Definitely strange to imagine an algorithm played out on trillions of abacuses being con

I am empathetic to arguments against consciounsess being computational. Definitely strange to imagine an algorithm played out on trillions of abacuses being conscious. That said, I don't think it is a sufficient appeal to entirely discount the possibility that the right process implemented on silicon could in fact be conscious in the same way we are. I'm open to whether or not it is possible--I don't have a vested interest in the space--but silica seems to be a medium that can possible hold the level of complexity for something like consciousness to emerge. So this is to say that I agree with you that consciousness likely requires substrate-specific embodiment, but I'm open to silica being a possible substrate. I certainly don't think it can be discounted at this point in time, and I'd suggest that we don't risk a digital holocaust on the bet that it can't.