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Maelin comments on Mental Clarity; or How to Read Reality Accurately - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Maelin 16 April 2012 04:32:27AM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure how your "the qualia of observing a qualia is the qualia itself" is different from my "a qualia observes itself".

The difference, I think, is that there is an observer having the qualia, rather than just a qualia happening by itself without a qualia-haver to have it.

This is starting to feel very nebulous and free-floaty. I feel like the words we are using are not locking on very strongly to robust concepts in my mind. It may not be a productive line of discussion.

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 16 April 2012 08:01:05AM *  0 points [-]

This is starting to feel very nebulous and free-floaty. I feel like the words we are using are not locking on very strongly to robust concepts in my mind. It may not be a productive line of discussion.

Agreed - I'm not even sure whether we actually disagree or are just using different terminology.

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