A relevant post from Slate Star Codex [1] is an interesting add to this discussion: it's not trivial (or impossible) to recognize if you are missing some kind o

A relevant post from Slate Star Codex [1] is an interesting add to this discussion: it's not trivial (or impossible) to recognize if you are missing some kind of experience. Like the example in the article of not realizing that you have anosmia (lack of sense of smell) if you've had it since birth. You might not realize something's missing, because you have no baseline for comparison! With sense of smell, you can develop tests, because it's something otherwise (objectively) observable. But what about something that can't be measured objectively? How can you know about others whether they only simulate experiencing something, if you can't even tell it about yourself? [1] https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/11/07/concept-shaped-holes-can-be-impossible-to-notice/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/11/07/concept-shaped-holes-c...