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i'm just taking a little slice of the thread to respond to...
can we not reasonably infer that our perception of color is consistent between minds (if we are to accept the premise that our consciousness is isoloated) because we have common ideas of which colors "match" each other? that is, i think that people from different centuries and different cultures would agree that a tan pair of slacks and a blue jacket wouldn't match well with purple shoes. of course, i can't quantify this speculation... but if you assume this to be true wouldn't that indicate that our perceptions of colors are held to a common rubric? why should we agree that some colors go better with others if this were not so?
hmm...
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