I assume the response (like they said in the video) would be that using the term "your" in the question is misguided. It is similar to asking the question "who created the universe?" Instead, the question should be concerned with "what" (i.e. a nervous system) rather than "who" (which implicitly assumes the existence of a metaphysical subject
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Sounds reasonable to me. I guess the next question would be whether or not this first-person "subjective account" illuminates any additional facts about the world or is merely coming to know the same third-person facts in a new light under a new conceptualization.
In other words, whether or not the existence of subjective experiences forces us to make an ontological distinction between "objective and subjective facts" or merely an epistemic distinction between "knowledge by description and knowledge by acquaintance." I personally favor the latter.
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In other words, whether or not the existence of subjective experiences forces us to make an ontological distinction between "objective and subjective facts" or merely an epistemic distinction between "knowledge by description and knowledge by acquaintance." I personally favor the latter.
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