Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that brains can work on &quot;mere&quot; physics. But what&#x27;s the alternative? A decree from Cthulhu saying human brains are the only devices in the universe that can communicate with consciousness, and all other objects are doomed to be dumb matter? I think that&#x27;s really unlikely. So it seems like we must bite the bullet and admit that the computation implemented in the Chinese room exhibits genuine understanding. I&#x27;m not completely certain, because we don&#x27;t really understand consciousness yet and we could always find new evidence, but the evidence so far points in one direction.