mfeole

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   by mfeole 2y ago

   you're right, I'm just arguing that when we talk about colors we talk about the subjective perception of it, the thing that we see, which is what is usually referred to as color in any normal conversation. I didn't know there
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   by mfeole 2y ago

   interesting, so you're saying wavelengths are also a construct of the human mind (handed with a device to measure them). Maybe then the Buddha was right when he said "form is emptiness"? Which would mean there's no way t
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   by mfeole 2y ago

   But wavelengths are a property of the waves that exist in the wild, while color is a property of our brains interpreting those wavelengths. There's a fundamental difference there: one could say that wavelengths exist independently of t
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   by mfeole 2y ago

   No, color is a subjective experience a conscious being has. Different colors each correspond to different mixtures of wavelengths, but that doesn't mean they are the same thing. Color is the thing that you see with your consciousness.
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   by mfeole 2y ago

   I think you're misinterpreting color and wavelength. No color exists "in the wild". Colors only exist in the consciousness of beings that can capture photons. Wavelengths do exist in the wild I guess, or at least it's a