If Mary had never counted more than 100 objects before, and today she counted 113 sheep in a field, we wouldn’t expect her to exclaim “Oh, so that’s what 113 looks like!”
I’d think that partly this is because 113 is an abstract internal representation—it can’t be surprising, because we have to build it for ourselves. There is no “experience of 113” in normal human cognition. If I could just look at a pile of objects and go “That’s 113″ the way I go “that’s 3!” or “that’s 4!”, I could imagine very well being taken back and going “Oh, so that’s what 113 looks like o.o”
Equally, while digestion happens, it’s not something I have any conscious awareness of. I’ve had various moments in my life where I’ve had a sudden visceral understanding of “oh, so that’s what that internal process feels like o.o” I’d certain expect the sensation of “feeling a single food item as it passes through my digestion” would throw up that flag in short order.
I’d think that partly this is because 113 is an abstract internal representation—it can’t be surprising, because we have to build it for ourselves. There is no “experience of 113” in normal human cognition. If I could just look at a pile of objects and go “That’s 113″ the way I go “that’s 3!” or “that’s 4!”, I could imagine very well being taken back and going “Oh, so that’s what 113 looks like o.o”
Equally, while digestion happens, it’s not something I have any conscious awareness of. I’ve had various moments in my life where I’ve had a sudden visceral understanding of “oh, so that’s what that internal process feels like o.o” I’d certain expect the sensation of “feeling a single food item as it passes through my digestion” would throw up that flag in short order.