Re: Qualia Question





angola wrote:
> How about pain?

Sorry I forgot to mention that a Skinnerean creature would also be
learning from it's contact with fire not to do it again. I don't think
it has any bearing on the discussion, but learning is obviously
important if we are looking at the evolution of pain as an adaption.

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