According to the consciousness objection:

A. a sufficiently complex machine might be conscious.
B. consciousness is incompatible with voluntary action.

C. none of us are truly conscious.
D. people are conscious if and only if machines are.

E. no mere machine can be self-aware.


Answer: E

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