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> zero evidence besides a self-reported experience There are clear differences in brain scans [1]. [1] https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/01/mind-blin
by nomel 1mo ago
> zero evidence besides a self-reported experience
There are clear differences in brain scans [1].
[1] https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/01/mind-blindness-decoded-people-who-cant-see-with-their-minds-eye-still-activate-their-visual-cortex-study-finds https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/01/mind-blindness...
- hirvi74 1mo agoI'm on your side of the argument, but while that research may be evidence, it's not definitive proof.
- inigyou 1mo agoQualia can't be definitively proven.
- hirvi74 1mo agoI meant definitely proven with in a realistic sense. Smoke causes lung cancer, albeit only something like 20% of smokers get lung cancer. It's been proven, but not in the mathematical sense of the word.
- UpsideDownRide 1mo agoWhat would you accept as a proof if that doesn't clear the bar for you?
- hirvi74 1mo agoOne, a study with more than 32 people. Two, replications with equally strong observations. I've read a lot of research on fMRIs and mental disorders. Something like this pops up every other day. Not a single one has really study the test of time ion terms of diagnostic utility.
- dtkav 1mo agoAlso differences in pupil dilation when asked to imagine scenes [0]. [0] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9018072/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9018072/