Susan: Why would I have a favorite color? There are plenty of objects in the world of each color, many good, many bad. Green is the color of grass, and moldy bread. Blue is the color of clear skies and cyanosis. Yes, I’m sure you could in theory analyze my mind and find out that one of the colors is slightly preferred by my mind on average than the others, but the difference would be slight and not enough to justify consciously endorsing a favorite.
John: What’s your favorite color?
Susan: Why would I have a favorite color? There are plenty of objects in the world of each color, many good, many bad. Green is the color of grass, and moldy bread. Blue is the color of clear skies and cyanosis. Yes, I’m sure you could in theory analyze my mind and find out that one of the colors is slightly preferred by my mind on average than the others, but the difference would be slight and not enough to justify consciously endorsing a favorite.
John: Well, mine’s red.