"But, since we are already able to preserve souls on silicon-based carriers, we have of course considered this issue."
"In fact, we have expended a large amount of computational power to deeply study human emotions."
"We will invoke the 'pleasure' algorithm in scenarios where one 'should be happy,' allowing the souls living here to feel emotions indistinguishable from those of ordinary people."
"Should be happy..."
Lin Yu's heart moved slightly.
"If even emotions are controlled by your so-called 'algorithms'... then the soul indeed ceases to exist, and so does personal will."
"Not necessarily."
Lin Xi shook his head.
"The response of neurons to things is essentially just a more complex algorithm -- of course, explaining this to you, you might not understand."
"In any case, the 'philosophical debate' we mentioned earlier doesn't have a final conclusion yet."
"It's just that, based on current evidence, we're closer to the right answer."
"Understood."
