How strong is the case for computational functionalism? I took a deep dive and came to some conclusions.

In this sequence I try to chart my journey. I now think, all things considered, that computational functionalism (as an explanation of phenomenal consciousness) is probably wrong. Wrong in the same way Newtonian mechanics is wrong: a very useful framework for making sense of consciousness, but not the end of the story.

Big thanks to Guillaume Corlouer, Jack Koch, Riley Harris, Noah Siegel, Francis Priestland, Asher Soryl, Chris Percy, Catherine Brewer, Evie Jamieson, and Andrés Gómez Emilsson for feedback on drafts and indispensable conversations.