The interesting experience is quite warranted as Rob and I had a chat before I finished this post that definitely affected parts of it.
I think your opinion is a very fair assessment. Most theories, despite elegance or mathematical rigor, don’t end up delivering useful tools for further analysis. I also feel that a lot of time is wasted on arguing over semantics since it is impossible not to be biased about your own subjective experience, so I intentionally left the definitions of “qualia” and “consciousness” as vague as possible while still useful. Maybe “illusionism” deserves the same treatment.
The interesting experience is quite warranted as Rob and I had a chat before I finished this post that definitely affected parts of it.
I think your opinion is a very fair assessment. Most theories, despite elegance or mathematical rigor, don’t end up delivering useful tools for further analysis. I also feel that a lot of time is wasted on arguing over semantics since it is impossible not to be biased about your own subjective experience, so I intentionally left the definitions of “qualia” and “consciousness” as vague as possible while still useful. Maybe “illusionism” deserves the same treatment.