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I believe Stevan Harnad when he says he has a mind.  The
alternative theory is that a mindless automaton is telling me.
How well does that fit with the preponderance of data?  Very
poorly, considering that no AI program can yet generate the kind
of complex & original testimony he exhibits (despite his being
restricted to text displays).  Therefore the rational, scientific
model for me to hold is that he has a mind with subjective
awareness just as I do.

Point: Testimony about subjective experience is a valid type of
data upon which reasonable scientific models of mind can be based.
The highly regular data which has accumulated in the area of
perception is almost entirely this type.