tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-8480163849771831032008-04-06T20:44:00.000-04:002008-04-06T20:44:00.000-04:002008-04-06T20:44:00.000-04:00Jonathan - I granted for sake of argument that z-belief = belief - qualia, but this isn't really possible: empirically attributed content won't always correspond to mental content for reasons explained above.<BR/><BR/>"<I>If so, how does the phenomenal aspect have any affect on our rational calculation? I'm just not sure what rational / informational content qualia have</I>"<BR/><BR/>I have no idea what you're asking here. Qualia don't influence <I>how</I> our brain functions ('calculates'), if that's what you mean. But since they are partly determinative of <I>what it is</I> that we believe or conclude in our reasoning (and also feature in our evidence), they thereby affect the <I>normative fact</I> whether the conclusion of our reasoning is rationally supported by our evidence.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.com