The range we've named "red" cause us to see red, but there is no red in the range. — creativesoul
There is no red in the spectrum. — AmadeusD
My point about the scanner is that it cannot detect colour. — AmadeusD
Not a Skittles fan, huh? Taste the rainbow, except the rainbow has no colors. — creativesoul
Just off the cuff absurd conclusions following from the idea that color is nothing more than a mental/psychological event. — creativesoul
It detects what we've named "red" and programmed it to pick up on, based on the frequencies we have decided are the 'red' spectrum pursuant to the experience of Red. Nothing to do with with the frequencies themselves representing anything in experience — creativesoul
"colour" formally, is the experience of (sorry, caused by, in most cases) such and such light frequency. — AmadeusD
Frequencies of light are not color... according to those I'm arguing against. — creativesoul
Gross disconnect between what? What do you even mean by "really" black and white? — Michael
Correct, just as sugar is not taste. — Michael
What's a red pixel? — Michael
wasn't talking about a correspondence between stimulus and experience. I was talking about a correspondence between brain states and experience. — Michael
It's a range, but yea. — frank
Sugar is simply a carbohydrate. Sweet is the taste. — javi2541997
Sure. — frank
It's not as simple as: 700nm frequency causes the experience of red. — frank
Then why did you claim that there is a "gross disconnect" between a red experience and a picture that doesn't emit 700nm light? You seemed to be implying that it is "correct" for 700nm light to cause a red experience and "incorrect" for a different wavelength of light to cause a red experience. — Michael
As it happens, there are other brain states associated with the experience of red besides the one produced by red light. — frank
700nm light causes red experiences so often that we call it red light. — frank
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