Well if that's all that's required then yes. It's merely the substrate. But we know that's unlikely. It's the emergent properties that matter. In abstract. Sep

Well if that's all that's required then yes. It's merely the substrate. But we know that's unlikely. It's the emergent properties that matter. In abstract. Separate the physical and abstract of what is going on here An alien gas cloud may be out there and sentient/conscious for all we know.