I've often heard people say things like "qualia are an illusion" or "consciousness is just an illusion", but the concept of an illusion when applied to the mind is not very helpful, since all our thoughts and perceptions could be considered as "illusions" reconstructed from limited sensory data and knowledge.
On 06/11/2007, Jiri Jelinek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Of course you realize that qualia is an illusion? You believe that > your environment is real, believe that pain and pleasure are real, > > "real" is meaningless. Perception depends on sensors and subsequent > sensation processing. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=61579379-f62acb
