[Terry_Roll]

And chemistry is not a form of computation which can not be emulated by computers?

Until the experts can decide on what is consciousness, people will continue to espouse their opinions.

[NateEag]

Even should expert consensus ever form on the hard problem of consciousness, people will still espouse their opinions.

[Teever]

Yes but do you think that the term people could include machines that can think?

[NateEag]

I lean towards "no" but am not entirely sure.

Honestly, in absentia an answer to the hard problem of consciousness, we can't answer that question.