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

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Comment author: Bugmaster 18 September 2012 05:00:18PM 0 points [-]

Since we seem to have direct experiential access to them as part of our subjective phenomenology, this suggests on Occamian grounds that they should not be as physically or ontologically complex as neurophysical brain states.

How so ? I don't follow your reasoning, and I'm not sure what you mean by "neurophysical brain states" -- are there any other kinds ? Ultimately, every human brain is made of neurons...

Comment author: Peterdjones 18 September 2012 08:04:34PM 1 point [-]

I didn't understand that either.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 18 September 2012 05:13:41PM 0 points [-]

Ultimately, every human brain is made of neurons...

Not exclusively. There are glial cells, for example.

Comment author: Bugmaster 18 September 2012 05:43:08PM 1 point [-]

Good point. I should've said, "made of neurons or other physical substances" :-)

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