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by dragonwriter 1284 days ago
> we are not clear really on what the difference is between ‘experiencing qualia’ and ‘receiving and responding to external stimuli’

One one level we are: “receiving and responding to external stimuli” (or not) is an objective question about the material universe.

“experiencing qualia” (or not) is a subjective question about a metaphysical entity.