Re: Qualia Question



Lester Zick wrote:
> On 1 Jul 2005 17:54:46 -0700, "JGCASEY" <jgkjcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxx> in
> comp.ai.philosophy wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Glen M. Sizemore wrote:
>
> [. . .]
>
> >The point is, *everything* is physical.
>
> It is? Is the subjective physical in the
> same sense "physical" is applied to a rock?


The nature of our subjective experience (qualia)
is not known. Only that it appears to be associated
with brain activity. I see everything as "physical"
but I also believe, from our inability to deal with
the "hard problem", that we don't see everything.
There is more to Reality (the physical world) than
we know.

> Then where is it? Where is the ache exactly
> once the dentist removes it from a toothache?


It goes to the same place the dance goes when
you stop dancing.

Regards - John

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