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The hard problem of consciousness isn't about humans being special. It's just a starting point because we know ourselves to be conscious. The hard problem is ex
by goatlover 6y ago
The hard problem of consciousness isn't about humans being special. It's just a starting point because we know ourselves to be conscious. The hard problem is explaining our subjective experiences in physical terms. And it's the same problem for anything that has subjective experiences. Thus Nagel bringing up bat sonar experiences and Block using Commander Data.
- stewbrew 6y agoThe even harder problem is to understand that those physical terms are a temporary consens among conscious beings-not some absolute truth. You cannot think physics as if you were not a human.