Nastypilot t1_iwvrgp3 wrote
Reply to comment by beachmike in When does an individual's death occur if the biological brain is gradually replaced by synthetic neurons? by NefariousNaz
But we can indeed observe and quantify red. Can we do the same for concioussness though? We can not, what we perceive as concioussness, is an emergent property of our brain, or simply a non-existent thing.
beachmike t1_iwvrre9 wrote
You're confusing the experience of the color red with correlates of the color such as frequently and wavelength. You don't understand what's known as "the hard problem of consciousness."
Nastypilot t1_iwvtxvd wrote
Well, if it is not by experience of a thing, we can know a thing, then I do not know how else can we know? Imagining how the thing should function?
As far as I can tell, "the hard problem of conciousness" is not a a fully accepted fact within neuroscience, as such, I will not comment on it. Though, since I take the stance of a determinist, I think the experience of the color red is shaped by how culture imbues symbolism onto a wavelenght, and previous positive or negative responses towards red things.
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