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How is it that an article that basically describes the concept of qualia never once mention the word? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia https://en.wikipedia

• zamalek 7y ago
  It doesn't exactly. I think this quote really clarifies what the article is trying to discuss: > While physical properties cannot explain consciousness, consciousness is needed to explain physical properties. If consciousness is (and, yes, qualia are) how we perceive reality, how can we define consciousness based on observation? It would be like trying to use a telescope to capture an image of itself. If "consciousness comes first" that means that consciousness contains reality, not visa-versa.
  • naasking 7y ago
    > It would be like trying to use a telescope to capture an image of itself. Which you can do with the equivalent of a mirror. So assuming your analogy holds, then we just need to discover the equivalent of a consciousness mirror. As for the article itself: > While physical properties cannot explain consciousness, consciousness is needed to explain physical properties. This is conjecture. There is literally no proof that physical properties cannot explain consciousness, nor is there proof that consciousness is needed to explain physical properties.