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Romashka comments on Stupid questions thread, October 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Romashka 23 October 2015 10:12:19AM -1 points [-]

Could it be that 'qualia' are simply paths in the brain, evolved before language so that the brain-carrier would recognize, for example, edible from poisonous? Ancient people would not go around describing leaf shapes and margins in detail, but they would remember the crucial features, even if they had no names for them.