"Most philosophers concede that whether others experience consciousness is strictly unknowable. Some take this one step further and argue that consciousness and perfect simulation of consciousness are the same thing. Here most people object. You probably feel that there is a difference between consciousness and the lack thereof, even while admitting that no possible observation or experiment would establish it. Is this a rational objection?"
~ from "Labyrinths of Reason", William Poundstone
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