Everyone is qualia blind
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Everyone is qualia blind
Everyone thinks there is a “hard” mind body problem.
But isn’t it just sloppy epistemology of color, that is our problem?
I would love to hear if everyone does or does not agrees with the “correct” answers to this Socratic method test to help people understand intrinsic qualities, asking: “Are you Qualia Blind?”
But isn’t it just sloppy epistemology of color, that is our problem?
I would love to hear if everyone does or does not agrees with the “correct” answers to this Socratic method test to help people understand intrinsic qualities, asking: “Are you Qualia Blind?”
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Re: Everyone is qualia blind
This thread is a duplicate of the other one.
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Yes, and here is the link to the other thread in the epistemology section. It's just that most would probably agree that this has more to do with theory of mind, than with epistemology. Us theory of mind people are just sloppy at epistemology of color, causing all our so called "hard problems".
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When you say sloppy Epistemology of Color I guess you are saying that we just don't understand Color in the right way. I spent some time at the link you posted. But I am still stuck at the very real existence of the Hard Problem. Given:Brent.Allsop wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 4:39 pm Everyone thinks there is a “hard” mind body problem.
But isn’t it just sloppy epistemology of color, that is our problem?
I would love to hear if everyone does or does not agrees with the “correct” answers to this Socratic method test to help people understand intrinsic qualities, asking: “Are you Qualia Blind?”
1) Neurons associated with Redness fire.
2) A Conscious Experience of Redness happens.
How can 1 produce 2? That is the simple and fundamental question of the Hard Problem. All the theories in the world do not even begin to solve this problem. Can you elaborate on what you believe is the Epistemological sloppiness associated with this?
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Maybe 1 is not required to produce 2...SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 3:38 pm 1) Neurons associated with Redness fire.
2) A Conscious Experience of Redness happens.
How can 1 produce 2?
"A Conscious Experience of Redness" can also happen in a dream - there are no Neurons firing but Redness still happens.
How?
Maybe the dream (which is simply: consciousness) simply generates Redness in (and as) itself?
What if Neurons are also simply consciousness, Redness is consciousness ... everything is consciousness...
If this were so then there is no more "Hard Problem".
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There is a tremendous amount of Neural Activity going on when we are Dreaming. Speculations are good when it comes to Consciousness, but what we need are Explanations.AlexW wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 6:22 amMaybe 1 is not required to produce 2...SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 3:38 pm 1) Neurons associated with Redness fire.
2) A Conscious Experience of Redness happens.
How can 1 produce 2?
"A Conscious Experience of Redness" can also happen in a dream - there are no Neurons firing but Redness still happens.
How?
Maybe the dream (which is simply: consciousness) simply generates Redness in (and as) itself?
What if Neurons are also simply consciousness, Redness is consciousness ... everything is consciousness...
If this were so then there is no more "Hard Problem".
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Explanations require knowledge.SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 11:15 am There is a tremendous amount of Neural Activity going on when we are Dreaming. Speculations are good when it comes to Consciousness, but what we need are Explanations.
Knowledge can only point to the illusory dreamlike nature of it's reality as being exactly as it is described.
Now describe Consciousness?
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One explanation is soon superseded by another and another... do you really think there can be a final, true explanation?SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 11:15 am There is a tremendous amount of Neural Activity going on when we are Dreaming. Speculations are good when it comes to Consciousness, but what we need are Explanations.
I don’t... at the end, explanations are just interpretations based on the sciences and beliefs of the current century...
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The broad scope of general Consciousness is too wide. I want to start with something more simple like what is the Conscious Experience of Redness? It is not possible to describe Redness. It can only be Experienced because it is only in the Mind.Dontaskme wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 12:24 pmExplanations require knowledge.SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 11:15 am There is a tremendous amount of Neural Activity going on when we are Dreaming. Speculations are good when it comes to Consciousness, but what we need are Explanations.
Knowledge can only point to the illusory dreamlike nature of it's reality as being exactly as it is described.
Now describe Consciousness?
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I fully expect that there will be final Explanations for everything, including Consciousness. Your implication that previous interpretations are all worthless when new interpretations are discovered is just wrong. Knowledge builds on itself.AlexW wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 12:35 pmOne explanation is soon superseded by another and another... do you really think there can be a final, true explanation?SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 11:15 am There is a tremendous amount of Neural Activity going on when we are Dreaming. Speculations are good when it comes to Consciousness, but what we need are Explanations.
I don’t... at the end, explanations are just interpretations based on the sciences and beliefs of the current century...
Re: Everyone is qualia blind
It's Consciousness.SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:30 pm The broad scope of general Consciousness is too wide. I want to start with something more simple like what is the Conscious Experience of Redness?
Explain the experience of Redness?SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:30 pm It is not possible to describe Redness. It can only be Experienced because it is only in the Mind.
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When I say it's impossible to Describe Redness I mean it's impossible to Explain Redness. You can only Experience Redness.Dontaskme wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:40 pmIt's Consciousness.SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:30 pm The broad scope of general Consciousness is too wide. I want to start with something more simple like what is the Conscious Experience of Redness?
Explain the experience of Redness?SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:30 pm It is not possible to describe Redness. It can only be Experienced because it is only in the Mind.
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Red is an experience. Yes.SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 3:39 pmYou can only Experience Redness.Dontaskme wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:40 pmIt's Consciousness.SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:30 pm The broad scope of general Consciousness is too wide. I want to start with something more simple like what is the Conscious Experience of Redness?
Explain the experience of Redness?SteveKlinko wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 1:30 pm It is not possible to describe Redness. It can only be Experienced because it is only in the Mind.
Does this experience need to be explained. No
What would there be to explain about this Red experience?
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embarrassed communistsDontaskme wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 3:58 pmRed is an experience. Yes.
Does this experience need to be explained. No
What would there be to explain about this Red experience?
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Define.Brent.Allsop wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 4:39 pm Everyone thinks there is a “hard” mind body problem.
But isn’t it just sloppy epistemology of color, that is our problem?
I would love to hear if everyone does or does not agrees with the “correct” answers to this Socratic method test to help people understand intrinsic qualities, asking: “Are you Qualia Blind?”
What is Qualia Blindness?
How would a person, not qualia blind (a) differ from a person who is qualia blind (b)?
What does a and b understand about "red"?
What does b lack that a has?
I think it would be helpful for you to answer these questions without directing people out of the thread to the questionnaire, using your own words plainly.