Is Your Red the same as Mine ?
Having an idea is something not that hard. But, Working on it alone is usually very hard.
So, I’m writing about this idea I had many Years ago, hope somebody become interested in working on it.
Simply, How to make sure that color X I see using my eyes, is the same color X You see using Your eyes ?
Let’s assume We have a red flower, when I look at it using my eyes, a signal α sent to my brain, which is the Red Color Signal ( RCS 1 ) that I know.
On the other hand, When You look at the same red flower using Your eyes, a signal β sent to Your brain, which is the Red Color Signal ( RCS 2 ) that You know.
Do You think that We both see the exact same color ? Or, We see different colors but We both name them as Red ?
I mean, We maybe walking together, looking at a beautiful sunset scene, sun looks if it is red, We both look at it at the same time, We are totally agree it is color is red.
But, What if the Red color I see is totally different comparing to the Red color You see ? We both call it Red, because that’s how We learnt.
Yes, Your Red can be My Green.
The answer comes out, as I think, by proving that α = β or not.
So, The question should be, How to prove that ?
Photoreceptor cells We have is converting the image ( including the colors ) into electrical signal, which is sent through the optical nerve to the brain.
If We could create environment where eye just see a single color, without any external effects or objects, capture that electrical signal before being sent to the brain using some device.
Repeating that process for another person, We can compare the results in order to figure out if the two persons eyes generated the same signal or not.
I spent Years thinking in that idea and this solution, and have no idea if it looks like something should be researched in ?
Personally, I hope I had experiences and tools to do so, or collaborate with somebody Who can !