Debate Rages Over Whether Machines Can Have a 'Soul'

A debate over machine consciousness intensifies: one side argues machines lack bodies and unified experience, ruling out 'soul injection,' while critics counter that edge cases like comatose patients and fetuses undermine this logic. The original author conceded that consciousness could exist as pure inner experience, like dreams or brains in vats.

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