Does the evidence that taste testers find Pepsi max sweeter than sugar colas prove qualia false in terms of subjective perception ?
And if so does this suggest consciousness may exist seperate from physicality that remains to be quantified ?
https://amp.nine.com.au/article/6e138365-a76a-46bc-816b-d6964e7078e5
Does the evidence that suggests taste testers find Pepsi max quite sweet when compared to regular cola prove qualia false ?
"So bad, tastes like water with a bit of sugar in it," one taste-tester said of Pepsi, while another said of Pepsi Max: "Surprisingly sweet and not in a good way."
https://amp.nine.com.au/article/6e138365-a76a-46bc-816b-d6964e7078e5
When Mary exclaims “Oh” as she sees red for the first time, how would an observer know what Mary is expressing when she exclaims this ? If someone who spoke a different language were to exclaim the same thing in their language would their facial movements be the same obviously linguistically there would be differences that MAY prevent comprehension or would an observer be able to deduce what Mary speaking Italian was trying to express based on body language. When mentioning the subconscious and collective subconscious do a level of psychic powers come into play that help us understand things that are foreign to us ?
As far as quantifying consciousness, I want to ask , if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound ? Does the tree hear itself falling or at least feel itself falling ? If consciousness is subjective , then how can it measure itself ? Possibly only in relation to the other ? Eg if my mind is interpreting electromagnetic waves to subjectively produce the colour red , then that redness for me is my experience of those electromagnetic waves and knowing the others experience of red is impossible ? Because ?? I also liked the conjecture in the article that a brain may contain more than one consciousness which reminds me of the question , what if everything was conscious ? So that when you feel pleasure it’s not your brain creating that sensation instead it’s eg your tastebuds enjoying a tasty sandwich and relaying that information to the brain so “you” , wherever and whatever you are canbe aware of it.