[extropy-chat] Qualia should be blatantly obvious, very simple, and crystal clear.

[gts]

On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:57:36 -0500, Marc Geddes <marc.geddes at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I believe that I am the only person on Earth who understands qualia at  
> this time.

If so then it's a great honor to have you here.

>  -But if I'm deluded then I'm in good company - all the other
> scientists and philosophers failed too- ;)

I want to share in your delusion. ;)

> I proposed an equivalence between qualia and mathematical sets. Now a   
> 'set' is the fundamental unit of mathematics.  Everything can bedefined  
> as a set.  Since a 'number' is a mathematical object, a 'number' is also  
> a set. And if I'm right that a 'Set' and a 'Quale' are equivalent, then  
> 'numbers' are indeed identical to qualia.  Remember, that 'numbers' are  
> abstract too - 'numbers' are not physical!

I think I understand what you are talking about when you talk about a  
mathematical set of numbers in your head. Why can't you communicate qualia  
in the same way?

-gts