Mitchell_Porter comments on Consciousness - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Mitchell_Porter 12 January 2010 10:32:34AM 0 points [-]

A thing doesn't have to be fundamental in order to be exact. If individual electrons are fundamental, an "entity" consisting of one electron in a definite location, and the other electron in another definite location, is not a vague entity.

The problem is not reduction per se. The problem discussed here is the attempt to identify definitely existing entities with vaguely defined entities.