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didn't read the whole article but I have to say that having a non-mechanical process in the ontology of the Universe does not mean nonsense, it's not obvious that AI is not possible but also it's not obvious that we are just a body so why should we believe in a meaningless and boring universe rather than a meaningful and wonderful one and also if it turns out that there is no room for a non-mechanical process in the Universe then we can believe that consciousness is equivalent to existence meaning if the Universe seems meaningful and wonderful then it is really meaningful and wonderful no matter how much you try to explain the meaning and wonder away.