Yes, some things might be impossible, but there might be approximations that are good enough. I can't fly like a bird, but machines let me fly faster and higher than a bird. Maybe my computer can never be conscious, but perhaps it will eventually be able to do whatever I need from it as if it were conscious. Plus, history is full of naysayers later proven wrong, so please keep your "Can't" predictions to yourself.
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Yes, some things might be impossible, but there might be approximations that are good enough. I can't fly like a bird, but machines let me fly faster and higher than a bird. Maybe my computer can never be conscious, but perhaps it will eventually be able to do whatever I need from it as if it were conscious. Plus, history is full of naysayers later proven wrong, so please keep your "Can't" predictions to yourself.