Although no computer existing today can think precisely in the same way as a human, is it theoretically possible that a more advanced computer in the future may indeed be able to do so? This question has been hotly debated by neuroscientists, computer scientists, and philosophers starting in the 1950’s, soon after electronic computers were first developed. There are good theoretical arguments on both sides, and these will be presented along with their counterarguments. Finally, if a computer could think like a human, would that make it a “person” with legal rights?