Taking the story one step further, Jackson imagines that we find a way to change everyone's eyes, so that everyone can see the color that Fred sees. We already knew everything physical about Fred. After our eyes are changed, Jackson says,
A) We will know neither more nor less about Fred.
B) We will have learned something else about Fred.
C) We will know less about Fred.
D) We will have Fred's dispositions to behavior.

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By changing our eyes to see the color Fred sees, we gain a new understanding or knowledge about his experience that we didn't have before, even though we knew everything physical about him. This aligns with Jackson's argument about qualia and the knowledge argument, suggesting that there are aspects of conscious experience that are not captured by physicalist explanations.

Taking the Story One Step Further, Jackson Imagines That We