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> In fact, scientifically speaking, you can only be certain that you yourself are experiencing something. I ask someone 'you know the redness of red', they no
by derrida 14y ago
> In fact, scientifically speaking, you can only be certain that you yourself are experiencing something.
I ask someone 'you know the redness of red', they nod knowingly. Thus I know they have experiences.
- Xcelerate 14y agoYou could ask a well-programmed robot the same question and it would also nod. What makes something "experience" something?
- rosser 14y agoSuppose for a moment that, unbeknownst to you, the reality you experience were a giant, perfect-fidelity sim. Suppose, further, that everyone in the sim but you is an "NPC" — that is, you're the only "real" person there. Again, you don't know this. Now, suppose you asked one of these NPCs about the redness of red. It nods. Is it somehow suddenly conscious because it could nod sagely in response to your question?