My dear friend Haihao and I were enjoying another one of our peak walks the other day, and I am always so appreciative of how he “feeds” my brain and engages my intellect, and that day was no exception. As we were discussing the nature of consciousness and pondering the question of whether AI will ever be conscious, he introduced me to a concept that I could immediately identify with. Biological naturalism Biological naturalism is the idea that consciousness depends on being