&gt; If consciousness is an emergent phenomenon of the physical properties of the brain, then surely it will also emerge from a sufficiently accurate simulation of those physical properties.<p>It&#x27;s possible, but it may not be the &quot;same&quot; consciousness, and indeed, may not even consider itself to be. Perhaps better terminology to explore this line of theory would be to replace &quot;thoughts&quot; with &quot;memories&quot; and &quot;consciousness&quot; with &quot;self&quot;.