If consciousness is decidable then solving the problem of other minds simply means discovering the correct algorithm of consciousness. — m-theory
And whatever "has" experiences cannot itself be an experience. — lambda
Whatever 'has' experiences must transcend experience. — lambda
Furthermore, if it was true that experiences are capable of having their own experience — lambda
It is necessary to posit a transcendent entity that 'has' experiences because otherwise you will end up explaining the very phenomena you are seeking to explain in terms of itself, which is circular/incoherent. — lambda
Experiences are simply a kind of phenomena that occur. — Terrapin Station
The entity 'having' experiences must transcend experience. It must be essentially unperceivable. For if it were perceived then it would immediately cease to be a perceiver. — lambda
But they only occur to living subjects — Wayfarer
I can feel my body 'from the inside' so to speak, but can I justifiably claim that it is my body feeling my body; or my body feeling itself? — John
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