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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.

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

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

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.