From: Zeb Haradon (zharadon@inconnect.com)
Date: Tue Dec 14 1999 - 20:19:28 MST
Another issue which complicated the problem of consciousness, and makes it
difficult to broach scientifically, is this:
Science is a social phenomena. Someone comes up with a theory and presents
the evidence and proof to the world, and it is science.
But qualia are personal. They are evidence - of their own existence - they
are the strongest evidence ever presented or possible to present - direct,
absolute presentation of themselves - but this evidence is evident only to
the experiencer. Presumably everyone has them and can look at their own..
and I wonder if people who ask for evidence are just trying to be
frustrating.
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Zeb Haradon
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