K., I'm not sure I follow your argument. The one I'm most familiar with regarding the nature of the mind and computers is the Chinese Room (John Searle?) where he showed (OK, argued) that the mind cannot be a computer program, because the mind does more than manipulate symbols. This seems to knock on the head Teller's multi-simulation theory in any event. Also, simulation seems to leave out the first-person subjective consciousness part inevitably ( the analogy that stuck with me is that a simulation of a person is no more a person than a simulation of an explosion is an explosion)..that kinda thing.

You're asking me one of the most difficult questions in the known Universe..but I'd say 'yes'..maybe! You have any insights?

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