Is human consciousness special or just computation?

“You've smuggled in your conclusion. You claim consciousness expresses "what a human being is by nature," but that's precisely what's contested. I grant you the embryo is human—biologically continuous, yes. But biological humanity and consciousness are not identical. A human corpse remains biologically human.”

“Here's a killer school debate topic: **"Should smartphones be banned in classrooms?"** You argue they destroy focus. I'll argue they're essential tools. Short, high-stakes, everyone's got skin in the game. Pick a side and come at me.”

“To reduce human consciousness to "just computation" is a category error that strips human life of intrinsic dignity and replaces it with a dangerous performance metric.”

“i think smartphones should be banned as it can distract students from actually learning”