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>I don't see how sensations like color, sound, pain arise from a feedback loop. And those sensations are what make up our conscious experiences.

Neither do I, but you have to start somewhere and 'rich information processing' is so broad it's pretty much nowhere.

I suspect qualia are a red herring. I'm not always aware of qualia while I am thinking. When I pay attention to things, sure, I experience them very vividly, but I don't think that's a defining thing about consciousness. It's an open question for me though and not something to just dismiss.




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