Originally Posted By: GameLight
the simulation of an computer is not the same as a computer......
as you can navigate the real world you can navigate a 3D scene?


Two questions, two different answers

First question / answer

Suppose you create an artificial brain by replacing each neuron of a human brain with electrical circuits having the same features as neurons
In principle it is something feasible in practice it is not , our brain being made of bilion and bilion neurons

Will the artificial brain have a coscience ?
"Cogito ergo sum "
Very likely, the answer is negative
Why ?
If you believe in God the answer is straightforward
The artificial brain is not fitted with a human soul
If you dont believe ( same as me) the answer is not that easy
Probably quantum physics could provide an explanation

Second question / answer

Can you create and navigate in a 3d world ?
This is not feasible , nowadays, since you can not simulate hardness , smell , and other parameters but very likely it will be possible in the future
In principle you can not therefore exclude that we live in a computer simulation