I agree but even if you take materialism for granted, we’ve yet to uncover the exact biological mechanism. It’s entirely possible that it is unique to carbon-based and/or analog brains.
That wouldn’t really be consistent with the laws of physics as we know them. So it would require a significant change in our scientific theories (which is possible, but I wouldn’t bet on it)
I don’t follow you. I’m saying we haven’t discovered any inorganic consciousness, so it isn’t a given that we will be able to create it with digital computers. Not sure how that breaks the laws of physics.
"We haven't discovered any inorganic flying machines, so it isn't a given that we will be able to create them with metal."
Turns out that if you get the structure right you can mimic the effect. Mimic the brain structure in silicon and you will get a similar effect. Just like how birds and airplanes are similar but different.
Uh, it seems pretty clear that the "exact biological mechanism" is neural networks. Like, literally the connectedness and firing of neurons in the brain.
And no there is no proof that quantum effects play a significant role.