According to current physical theories, the laws of physics together with the initial conditions of the universe presumably do indeed imply that he says “I have the experience of a blue sky”. But they do not seem to imply that he indeed has these experiences. That’s the problem. If everyone was a zombie, there would be no problem, since there would be no experiences to explain, just behavior. But I’m not a zombie, and I assume you aren’t either.
My comment is already a reply to this comment. If your consciousness is separate from your body, why do you do the same work twice? And seriously consider why your brain might send out the words “but surely the laws of physics don’t imply that my conscious experience has to be like it so obviously is.”
According to current physical theories, the laws of physics together with the initial conditions of the universe presumably do indeed imply that he says “I have the experience of a blue sky”. But they do not seem to imply that he indeed has these experiences. That’s the problem. If everyone was a zombie, there would be no problem, since there would be no experiences to explain, just behavior. But I’m not a zombie, and I assume you aren’t either.
My comment is already a reply to this comment. If your consciousness is separate from your body, why do you do the same work twice? And seriously consider why your brain might send out the words “but surely the laws of physics don’t imply that my conscious experience has to be like it so obviously is.”