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No, BM does not assert that. Yes, but that value is not encoded in B and C alone. It's encoded in the whole universe, or more...

You are talking about „subjective sensation“, but PeroK wants to talk about The word „consciousness“ certainly can be interpreted in...

Right. We often associate the quantitative with precise and objective, and the qualitative with vague and subjective, but a priori such...

Recorded is the key word. This means that these values are carried by ##M_A## and ##M_D##. Not by ##A## and ##D## themselves. Not...

Yes, but there is a difference. When you measure a correlate of a physical quantity, you establish a correlation of one quantity with...

Technically, they observe a correlate of consciousness, not consciousness itself.

Philosophers get grants too, just sayin. :wink:

Behaviour and certain mental capabilities can be objectively measured. Not the subjective experience of consciousness. There is no way...

I agree with your points above. But it will be much more illuminating if you jump to my post...

Which is exactly where the hard problem of consciousness comes from.

There is an Insight article about what virtual photons are. Essentially, they are a calculation device. It's not that a muon emits and...

Yes. A position around what there is, not necessarily around what can be known. It is just my understanding of it. :)

I think I overstated this. “Until” makes it sound like we cannot measure these concepts. We do have measurements for them, they are just...

So you see physicalism as an ontological (rather than epistemological) position, right?

Behaviors and thoughts are different. Measuring one is different from measuring the other. So far the best instruments we have for...