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But in the case of light, we are detecting a physical thing that is related by causal chains to the change in pigments. The relationship between the subjective
by danidiaz 9y ago
But in the case of light, we are detecting a physical thing that is related by causal chains to the change in pigments.
The relationship between the subjective feeling of consciousness and the measured neural patterns doesn't seem to be of the same nature. When I see the color blue, does that "cause" anything in my brain?
- erikpukinskis 9y agoLight is not physical, it is a subjective experience. It doesn't exist except in the mind. Photons, other various kinds of radiation, do seem to exist outside of minds.
- justinpombrio 9y agoFor those who missed it, erikpukinskis is demonstrating that danidiaz's argument proves too much: that is, it works just as well to prove that we can't detect light as consciousness. http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/13/proving-too-much/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/13/proving-too-much/