Consciousness scientists promise to explain the experience of the rose, what red is, and the taste of coffee, but they do not actually deliver on those explanations—instead they focus narrowly on how perceptions become conscious rather than addressing subjective experience itself.
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Michael PollanEvidence Quote
“When I read these accounts of consciousness by the consciousness scientist, they say, you know, we're going to explain the, you know, the experience of the rose and and what red is and the taste of coffee and but they don't.”
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