Comment Re:So What (Score 1) 574
What a shame that your glorious robots would never get to taste, touch, see, hear, or actually experience anything.
Qualia.
Good one - I'm here for you. Susan Blackmore's book on consciousness quotes the appreciation of qualia as a mark of consciousness. I can't see any machine ever enjoying a ham sandwich, or a beer. They can be programmed to respond as if they did, though.