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Why should it have to be able to describe its qualia at all? A dog can't. By the magic of empathy I can _infer_ what a dog is feeling, but its only through simi
by superb-owl 4y ago
Why should it have to be able to describe its qualia at all? A dog can't. By the magic of empathy I can _infer_ what a dog is feeling, but its only through similarity to myself and other humans.
If we met a pre-linguistic alien species, it's likely we wouldn't be able to infer _anything_ about their internal state.
- ThrowawayTestr 4y agoBy that logic how do you know rocks aren't sentient?
- superb-owl 4y agoThat's the thing! You don't! Conversely, there's no way for me to know that you _are_ sentient (a la Solipsism).