SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:41 pm
I really don't have any idea what the answer to the question is. If I had any idea then I could not say that Science has Zero Understanding about Consciousness. And I think that is a true statement.
You don't need to have an idea what the answer would be. But you do need to have an idea what the answer would DO for you.
Every scientist knows that a 'correct answer' allows for accurate prediction of some phenomena.
That's what all scientific explanations do - they predict. Which is where the element of 'expectation' comes in. I expect that an accurate solution would (at the very least) have predictive utility.
SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:41 pm
You are trapped in the quicksand of Philosophical inertia. You are also trapped in a Semantics Feedback Loop.
Which would be rather strange since I don't engage in philosophy. Except for the purpose of pointing out that all philosophy is bullshit.
I am a die-hard empiricist. Which is why I do not expect science to explain my experiences to me.
I only expect science to predict me having those experiences.
SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:41 pm
There is no Linguistic or Epistemic issue with asking any question. Me, I'm just asking a question. What could be a more Scientific endeavor than that?
It may have been true that in highschool that there are no such things as stupid questions, but in science "Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer" couldn't be more true.
What's the meaning of life? 42.