> (perhaps math can describe the degree to which I experience each qualia, but that is different from experiencing the qualia themselves) Isn't that everything

> (perhaps math can describe the degree to which I experience each qualia, but that is different from experiencing the qualia themselves) Isn't that everything though? Math can describe a stop sign. It can say it is a red octagon or whatever. That doesn't mean it is the stop sign. Math does not have independent existence in the world (sorry platonists), its just a really formal language for describing the patterns we see. > 5) My behaviour can't be described as a mathematical function of the past. Neither can particles (if you mean exactly)