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    It is not the case that The China-body system cannot fail to have experiences with phenomenal character

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    • 1.Any system that is a full functional duplicate of a human would hold all the same beliefs, including beliefs about its own internal states
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    • 2.The China-body system would therefore believe that it experiences pain
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    • 3.A system that holds beliefs about its own experiential states cannot fail to be the subject of some experiences
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