I don’t think that the difficulty of ascertaining whether something results in qualia is a valid basis to reject its importance
I’m not arguing consciousness isn’t “important”, just that it is not a good concept on which to make serious decisions.
If two years from now there is widespread agreement over a definition of consciousness, and/or consciousness can be definitively tested for, I will change my tune on this.
I’m not arguing consciousness isn’t “important”, just that it is not a good concept on which to make serious decisions.
If two years from now there is widespread agreement over a definition of consciousness, and/or consciousness can be definitively tested for, I will change my tune on this.