That's rather a defeatist approach to philosophy. "We might not understand each other so shouldn't bother, lest we upset Paul." I get that we're all amateurs h

That's rather a defeatist approach to philosophy. "We might not understand each other so shouldn't bother, lest we upset Paul." I get that we're all amateurs here, but I think there's plenty of scope for meaningful conversation about consciousness, including explaining what we're talking about.