What is so mysterious about human consciousness?

[Speck Tater]

74. I think it's perfectly OK for two intelligent, well-informed people to disagree.

You make good points, and I respect your opinion. And no, I am not "a special person", I have simply had some experiences which lead me to a different conclusion than yours. That's OK. I will not invoke the "No True Scotsman" argument and tell you that you have not meditated enough, or in the right way. I have no way of knowing that. Perhaps it is I that have not meditated enough, or in the right way. Or perhaps we two have just had different experiences. Just because we have both tasted Chinese food doesn't mean we must agree on which dish is the best one.

And realistically, how likely is it that I will convince you that your experiences are not valid, or that you will convince me that my experiences are not valid. Experience simply IS. And that which IS is always valid.

I have no problem at all with two sighted people disagreeing over the exact meaning and implications of "red". My only objection is when the blind person tells the sighted person that "red" does not even exist. THAT is what I was objecting to, not well-informed and legitimate differences of opinion such as you and I apparently have.