[extropy-chat] Qualia Bet

[gts]

Brandon,

> I experience "visual snow." This is a condition I have had for as long  
> as I can remember. It's like television static, overlayed on top of  
> everything I see....

A possible explanation:

Life Under The Sun
http://home.twcny.rr.com/geomanagement/ensmingr/lifesun.pdf

See pages 12-18.

It seems rod cells fire randomly, producing visual noise, and that most  
people filter the noise.

> The only reason I don't think this stuff exists inthe observed world is  
> because other people don't see it.

If the human eye is a part of that observed world then don't worry -  
you're not hallucinating. You may be seeing something real that other  
people cannot see.

-gts