How exactly are computers programs static? If you examine the consequences of the theory of Universal Computation, computers exhibit a quintessential form of chaos. There is as much chaos in a one dimensional cellular automata as there is in the physical mechanisms of the brain.

Self awareness? What's that? Are you aware of the complete totality of your being? What then is self awareness? Haven't the last couple of centuries of psychology taught us that most people harbor some pretty staggering delusions about who they are? How many IQ points do you gain by being really really self-aware?

What is it that humans do that is so special? Most of your interactions and decisions can be described by words. Anything that can be described by words can be parsed by a computer. What disciplines can't be emulated by an expert system?