Monist vs. Dualist Experiment?

[pocaracas]

Does a bacteria?
Does a virus?
Does a water molecule?
Does a hydrogen atom?
does a top quark?


At which point can we say that consciousness is incapable of operating on the physical substrate and why would that be?

I think this is a semantic question rather than an existential one. For all I know, some primitive mental property could be associated with all matter, and all energetic interactions associated with their respective qualia. If so, would you define this relationship as primitive consciousness, or is there a specific litmus test that you would apply in making that determination?

But how would one determine this, given that one cannot interact with the property of qualia directly?

Beats me... I'm not the one claiming that qualia is a separate entity from the underlying neurological function.
All I keep saying is "wait and see" until AI produces something that can be described as qualia... and then, you'll have your answer.