Eugine_Nier comments on The raw-experience dogma: Dissolving the “qualia” problem - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 18 September 2012 12:32:10AM 0 points [-]

Both riding a bike or seeing red involves the brain performing I/O, i.e., interacting with the outside world, whereas learning that 2+2=4 can be done without such interaction.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 18 September 2012 01:32:26AM *  -1 points [-]

whereas learning that 2+2=4 can be done without such interaction.

One might imagine so, but I expect there are no examples of it ever happening.

Comment author: Peterdjones 18 September 2012 08:18:09PM 1 point [-]

There are plenty of examples of less basic apriori truths being figured out once the basics are in place.