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But that doesn't mean anything if you can't measure it. It may as well not exist. How can you tell something is having a subjective experience? How can you tell if something is experiencing "qualia"? You can't.
Well, I know that at least one subjective experience exists, mine. The inability to measure it is precisely why it's such a difficult topic.