You’ve heard of functionalism, right? You’ve browsed the SEP entry?
Have you also read the mini-sequence I linked? In the grandparent I said “physical reaction” instead of “functional”, which seems like a mistake on my part, but I assumed you had some vague idea of where I’m coming from.
I guess you need to do some more thinking to straighten out your views on qualia.
Goodnight, Aaron Swartz.
downvoted posthumously.
Let’s back up for a second:
You’ve heard of functionalism, right? You’ve browsed the SEP entry?
Have you also read the mini-sequence I linked? In the grandparent I said “physical reaction” instead of “functional”, which seems like a mistake on my part, but I assumed you had some vague idea of where I’m coming from.
Or you do. You claim the truth of your claims is self-evident, yet it is not evident to, say, hairyfigment, or Eliezer, or me for that matter.
If I may ask, have you always held this belief, or do you recall being persuaded of it at some point? If so, what convinced you?