tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-77694941004044988682008-04-05T22:18:00.000-04:002008-04-05T22:18:00.000-04:002008-04-05T22:18:00.000-04:00Hmm.. If Qualia don't effect the universe then how can qualia be used as evidence? <BR/><BR/>I.e. zombie Richard is 'right now' arguing that qualia are, if anything, part of his evidence that he is not a zombie.<BR/><BR/>If they have no causal relationship to the words coming out of your mouth or mine, or for that matter on the concept of qualia which we share (as a zombie would mean* qualia) then it pretty much by definition is an irrational position (which may happen to be correct).<BR/><BR/>*Mean is a neutered concept here - but not too neutered. Zombie richard can explain to me in detail philosophy and also the concept of qualia and what they are like. So he has a structure in his head that defines the term.<BR/><BR/>and I guess I'm repeating things here but it is a little surprising that real Richard might have an experience additional to zombie Richard that is not in anyway recorded even in the most obscure form in his brain.Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11624496692217466430noreply@blogger.com