I don't know

RONALD: How can we tell if a computer is conscious?

BRAK: I don't know.

RONALD: How can we tell that humans are conscious and not biological automatons?

BRAK: I don't know.

RONALD: How can we tell if a computer is sentient?

BRAK: I don't know.

RONALD: How can we tell if humans are sentient?

BRAK: I don't know.

RONALD: How can we tell if a computer has a soul?

BRAK: I don't know.

RONALD: How can we tell if humans have souls?

BRAK: I don't know.

RONALD: Well then, don't you think that asking if a computer can be conscious or sentient makes as much sense as asking if a computer can have a soul?

BRAK: I don't know.