Comment by satisfice

If we can’t decide what constitutes evidence in the first place, then it is pointless to wonder what more evidence could possibly be found convincing.

Nothing I can say as a human proves that I am conscious if there is a possibility that I am reciting a memorized text. The presentation of a text is obviously not restricted to conscious entities.

When technology was further away from any conceivable goal post, we didn’t have to settle the question of true goals and adequate protocols. Now we do.

This is a testing issue that is built on a modeling problem that must pass philosophical muster.