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...the existence of our self-awareness is the only thing of which we can ever be certain,
as to refute it, we must be able to feel it prior. Moreover, because we are aware of our
self-awareness, we can think about it, suggesting our self-awareness exists both as its own
metaphysical enabler, and as a sensation in our minds. Therefore, if a consistent materialistic
prescription is to create a consciousness, it must include a materialistic prescription,
or alternatively, algorithm, which would yield this crucial cognitive capability.
However, again, this is impossible. To explain, a materialistic algorithm merely represent
a set of predefined actions, performed on objects, in specific finitely predefined sets
of conditions. These “actions” are not existing consistent elements. They are merely
instructions, which physical consistent materialistic objects can understand and perform, while
adhering to the universal laws of physics. Materialistic algorithms cannot “feel”
their self-awareness, as metaphysically, they are no different from any text, regardless
of the semantics of their contents. Moreover, unless the physical materialistic object,
which performs the algorithm, is performing the algorithm on itself, it cannot perceive
its self-awareness, as the algorithm does not even mention it, contrary to our cognitive
capability to contemplate on our self-awareness. Only the physical materialistic objects a
materialistic algorithm manipulates are "eligible" to “feel” their self-awareness, as quite
simply, there is no other option. Still, if the physical materialistic objects the algorithm
manipulates, are not the physical materialistic objects performing the algorithm, then regardless
of our implementation, eventually, the physical materialistic object performing the algorithm
will have to "ask" the physical materialistic object it manipulates, if it “feels” its
existence, without any way to validate the answer, as inevitably, only self-aware elements
can validate their existence. Actually, the same applies to all consciousnesses, as arguably,
there is no way we can validate the self-awareness of anyone but ourselves. Therefore, to yield
self-awareness, a materialistic algorithm must manipulate the physical materialistic
object performing it. Innocently, we could think, contemporary computers can be this
physical materialistic object. However, even if a contemporary computer was to claim it
is self-aware, again, we will not have a way to validate its answer. We could just as well
write a short computer program, which simply returns "Yes" whenever we ask it if it is
self-aware, as metaphysically, its answer will be as valid as the answer of any other
computer program, regardless of its complexity. Moreover, contemporary computers consist of
a collection of different physical materialistic objects, such as transistors, for example,
and therefore, eventually, contemporary computers break down the computational processes they
perform, into physical materialistic objects, which perform the algorithms, and other different
physical materialistic objects, which the algorithm manipulates. Therefore, even the
computer itself cannot validate such answers. If a computer is to validate its self-awareness,
it must be able to merge the particles performing the materialistic algorithm, with the particles
the materialistic algorithm manipulates, meaning, particles must be able to perform algorithms,
suggesting that particles must be able to maintain different internal states, to which
they react, and which are explicitly different from the universal laws of physics. However,
according to contemporary physics, particles do not possess such capabilities, as according
to contemporary physics, all the laws of physics are universal...