Why would any physical system or process be accompanied with experience? Why is my active brain/body having experiences? — Marchesk

It's not the brain, it's the software running on the brain that has the experience.

It's not the brain, it's the software running on the brain that has the experience. — tom

So pencil and paper implementing that software would also have the same experience.

So pencil and paper implementing that software would also have the same experience — Marchesk

It's not the hardware, it's the software, and all computationally universal hardware is equivalent - i.e. irrelevant.

Pencil and paper is not computationally universal.

Pencil and paper is not computationally universal. — tom

When coupled with a hand to calculate the symbols, why isn't it?

When coupled with a hand to calculate the symbols, why isn't it? — Marchesk

Pencil and paper coupled to a hand?