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Wednesday, 29 December 2010

What are Qualia?

Qualia are not the name of a cute Koala (although it nearly might be) but the name for our own mental experiences of life.

How do we experience things like the redness of red, hot buttered toast and warm custard? Why when you read of the redness of red or hot buttered toast & warm custard do such vivid, unique thoughts come into your mind?

What if your experiences of redness and hot toast are different to mine? I suspect they are, possibly leading to many of the great misunderstandings in the world today. These include why half the world loves coriander and the other half despises it (or calls it cilantro).

Something to ponder and blog about I guess. Just please leave my custard to cool a bit.

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