Biological functions are multiply realizable — why not consciousness?
yeastsplainer · x · 2026-09-08
Continuing the "simulation ≠ consciousness" debate, the author argues that biological functions — sight, hearing, ambulation, digestion, reproduction, communication — are all extremely multiply realizable (e.g., human vs. insect vision) and are defined purely in terms of the service they provide the organism. On that logic, there's no reason consciousness or sentience should be an exception to realizability across different substrates.
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