No -- no: His thoughts can't be perceived by you but they can be by him.
It's strange use of 'exist' for you to say just because YOU can't perceive
something, it doesn't exist.
And I don't think you should say, "Well, Boris's thoughts don't exist for
ME." Suppose you meet Boris in a dark alley and he's carrying a hammer. You'd
be
damned concerned about his thoughts -- which is to say you'd believe they
exist even though, worst of luck, you can't perceive them at that interesting
moment.
In a message dated 9/25/08 9:44:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> In a message dated 9/25/08 5:57:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
> > The question I wish to pose to Boris: given that points do not exist,
does
> > Boris exist? (no sarcasm intended) If so (and I hope so) what is the
> > difference between what exists and what does not?
> >
>
> Points don't exist because they can't be sensed,they are imaginary. Boris
> can
> be sensed so his physical self exists. Boris the entity who writes and
> thinks can't be sensed so he doesn't exist. The stuff he writes can be
> sensed
> so it exists. He thinks what he writes but it can't be sensed until he
> writes it down with the rest of his corporeal self. If what he thinks with
> his
> nonexistent self can have a sensable effect on the physical world what is
> that
> called?
> Kate Sullivan
>
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