Your first line (“What dire consequences should we expect if we do, in fact, deny that there is anything that is blue ?”) is an appeal to the consequences of a belief about a matter of fact, and therefore irrelevant.
“What dire conceptual consequences”, if you prefer. Mitchell says “you can do a Dennett” as if that was enough to scare away any reasonable person. I’d like to know what is so scary about Dennett’s conclusions.
Your first line (“What dire consequences should we expect if we do, in fact, deny that there is anything that is blue ?”) is an appeal to the consequences of a belief about a matter of fact, and therefore irrelevant.
What remains without that is good.
“What dire conceptual consequences”, if you prefer. Mitchell says “you can do a Dennett” as if that was enough to scare away any reasonable person. I’d like to know what is so scary about Dennett’s conclusions.
Ah, that’s clearer. I retract my implications.