This doesn’t seem right. If they experience qualia A but react exactly as though they were experiencing qualia B… how’s that practically different from just experiencing qualia B?
You might be able to tell the difference between the two qualia by somehow arranging to experience both subjective points of view through a telepathy machine or something. However, considering a single individual’s viewpoint and actions, if they get “purple” when it’s too hot outside and stop being “purple” when they went somewhere cool, then the person’s actions are the same as if they were avoiding the qualia “hot” or “sour” or “flarglblargl”, and the system doesn’t go haywire at all.
This doesn’t seem right. If they experience qualia A but react exactly as though they were experiencing qualia B… how’s that practically different from just experiencing qualia B?
You might be able to tell the difference between the two qualia by somehow arranging to experience both subjective points of view through a telepathy machine or something. However, considering a single individual’s viewpoint and actions, if they get “purple” when it’s too hot outside and stop being “purple” when they went somewhere cool, then the person’s actions are the same as if they were avoiding the qualia “hot” or “sour” or “flarglblargl”, and the system doesn’t go haywire at all.