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> You can tell a human a pretty fictitious scenario and we're really good at producing those images. Not all us do that. A chair is both what I see as well as
by kordlessagain 4y ago
> You can tell a human a pretty fictitious scenario and we're really good at producing those images.
Not all us do that.
A chair is both what I see as well as what I perceive. And it is neither. But, I never build a visual model of it when my eyes aren’t seeing it.
- godelski 4y agoClearly, but it is common enough that we joke about how it is impossible to not think about a pink elephant simply because someone said it. People have better visualization than others but the vast majority of people can conjure up the concept of this non-existent elephant. But clearly intelligence is beyond visualization as we wouldn't say a person born blind is unintelligent simply because they cannot see. Still, the pink elephant is a fairly good analogy. But analogies aren't perfect and that's okay. Just take it in good faith.