Bryan Moss <bryan.moss@dial.pipex.com> Wrote:
> If we find a mechanism by which qualia *appear* to exist,
> this would be convincing evidence against the assumption
> that qualia *do* exist.
Huh? Qualia are appearances so if they seem to exist then they do.
A proof of the existence of qualia would be pretty useless, there
is no way such a silly thing could change my confidence in this
matter, not one way or the other, not even a little. I already know from
direct sensation (a much higher authority than mere proof) that qualia
exist, in the same way I know illusions exist too. Although I have no
proof and wouldn't know what to do with it if I did I'll make an even
stronger claim, not only am I certain of all this I'm also correct.
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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