> neurons definitely feel qualia You may not grasp the subtlety of what you’re saying here. “Feel” is a word we assigned to our idea of something neurons can

> neurons definitely feel qualia You may not grasp the subtlety of what you’re saying here. “Feel” is a word we assigned to our idea of something neurons can do, and use “qualia” as the object of that relationship. When we talk about transistors — which are in fact very different than neurons — “feeling” qualia, we’re proposing that the meaning of these two terms be expanded by analogy. Which is cool. Words do that every day. Some really cool ideas can shake out of it. But it’s a cultural consensus, not an empirical reality.