Full Idea
Computational states are not discovered within the physics, they are assigned to the physics.
Gist of Idea
Computation isn't a natural phenomenon, it is a way of seeing phenomena
Source
John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch. 9.V)
Book Reference
Searle,John R.: 'The Rediscovery of the Mind' [MIT 1999], p.210
A Reaction
The key idea in Searle's later thinking, with which I have some sympathy. There always seems to be a sneaky dualism buried deep in Searle's physicalism. Computation is very high-level physics.