Re:Phenomenal consciousness is alien to us: SETI and the Fer...
by Jevon23 on Sunday October 20, 2024 @03:06PM
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>I’ve always felt there was something really interesting about the idea that someone might internalize the color blue as I see the color red.
Yes! In fact, philosophers have spent a lot of time thinking about this exact problem:
Re:Phenomenal consciousness is alien to us: SETI and the Fer...
by mellosouls on Sunday October 20, 2024 @03:06PM
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It's a fascinating rabbit-hole, here's one jumping in point...
So cool! I’ve always felt there was something really interesting about the idea that someone might internalize the color blue as I see the color red. I know we can define the colors mathematically, but I never knew the term for that subjective interpretive difference—qualia.