the question is what would make the difference — Magnus Anderson
While it may well look different to each of us, we do not each see a different tree. — Banno
↪creativesoul An experience of an external object that results from use of your sensory organs. — Marchesk
The question is what makes that difference. — Magnus Anderson
But the point is that the tree only appears to each individual, and it does so differently. — Janus
Even the tree itself as it appears to one individual isn't a single object but a multiplicity of objects — Magnus Anderson
Can I stub my toe on a virtual rock? — creativesoul
I'm experiencing pain when I stub my toe on a rock. Seems you want to say that I'm experiencing the rock. — creativesoul
You're experiencing kicking the rock, which is painful. — Marchesk
I'm perceiving kicking the rock? — creativesoul
No, it doesn't. It is seen by all the individuals. — Banno
I'm perceiving kicking the rock?
— creativesoul
Yes, and then the pain of a stubbed toe afterward. — Marchesk
If I see with my eyes, why don't I feel with my toe? — creativesoul
How is being seen by all the individuals actually (as opposed to merely logically) different than being seen by each individual that sees it? — Janus
(My emphasis)But the point is that the tree only appears to each individual... — Janus
Feeling is not perceiving? — creativesoul
I'm perceiving kicking the rock?
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