So what you call a “direct experience”, I call a “perception”. And perceptions can be mistaken—e.g. optical illusions.
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Whatever consciousness is, I have better evidence it exists than anything else since it is the only thing I actually experience directly.
...could have been phrased as:
Whatever consciousness is, I have better evidence it exists than anything else since it is the only thing I experience everything else with.
I do agree with your rephrasing. That is exactly what I mean (though with a different emphasis.).
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...could have been phrased as:
I do agree with your rephrasing. That is exactly what I mean (though with a different emphasis.).