I understand that quite well, but your statement only applies to a perfect simulation of a universe of roughly equivalent information density. Simulating a smal

I understand that quite well, but your statement only applies to a perfect simulation of a universe of roughly equivalent information density. Simulating a smaller universe or excluding details which have little impact on the outcome are both reasonable ways around the problem. This entire thing is a digression anyway, as I was attempting to illustrate that a computer can most certainly simulate consciousness, not trying to start a discussion about the feasability of building a complete simulation of our entire universe.