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One of the central topics addressed is whether machines could ever attain consciousness. McCoy confidently asserts that machines will indeed become conscious in some capacity. However, she emphasizes that what they will possess is simulated consciousness—indistinguishable from genuine awareness to external observers, yet fundamentally not the same. She draws a crucial distinction: true consciousness emanates from the soul, an inherently divine gift, which cannot be created or reproduced by humans or machines.