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Romashka comments on Open thread, Feb. 16 - Feb. 22, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Romashka 17 February 2015 05:35:18PM 0 points [-]

And yet it is a single image, is it not?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 17 February 2015 07:24:52PM 0 points [-]

Yes, though I'm not sure why that's important.

I'm a reader who's relatively willing to cooperate with the writer-- unless I'm sure the writer is speaking nonsense about facts, I'll go with "what might that mean"? When Lovecraft talks about unspeakable horrors, I'll reflexively try to create a (toned down) reaction of unspeakable horror rather than thinking "if you aren't going to describe it, why should I bother scaring myself when you aren't giving me anything to work with?".

Comment author: Romashka 18 February 2015 10:43:46AM 0 points [-]

I was just saying that for me, at least, color is not the only qualia (?) that has an unparalleled vividness, I also have this impression from depth/vastness/enclosedness/... and from stillness/continuing movement/..., and it doesn't have to be activated through vision.