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In article <Bv9v4M.AL9@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> chalmers@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (David Chalmers) writes:
>In article <1992Sep28.002120.11473@mp.cs.niu.edu> rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) writes:
>>
>>Surely qualia exist (i.e. evolved) so as to allow the physical sensory
>>input to become a component of thought.
>
>Evolution is irrelevant here.  Evolution will get you as far as the
>current physical structure of the brain.

You are assuming your conclusion.  That is, in saying that evolution
determines physical structure but is irrelevant to qualia, you are
assuming that qualia have nothing to do with physical structure.  But
if, in fact, we did evolve, if evolution only explains the physical,
and if qualia exist, then surely this combination is strong evidence
that qualia are physical.

>                                          What needs to be explained
>is: why, given that the brain is like so, do qualia exist?

So, all your asking is for a complete functional description of the brain.