Is there a hard problem of consciousness? Evolution argument vs qualia primitive, argued on X
vnovak_404 · x · 2026-10-06
vnovak404 and ctjlewis debate the hard problem of consciousness. vnovak404 concedes color perception must map onto a trichromatic wheel and pixel-space, but argues nothing physical forces red to "look red" — evolution explains the utility of a perceptual primitive, not why qualia exist at all. ctjlewis counters that there is no discrepancy: consciousness evolved for survival and information exchange, and the real "hard problem" is just communicating why the p-zombie assumption is flawed.
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