Beliefs vs. other mental acitivity: Could we start with (relatively) fixed
knowledge (my toothbrush is in the holder in the bathroom) vs. processing
(Do I have enough money with me to buy a new toothbrush?). I don't
understand a belief as any kind of process (though it is a result of a
process, it is not itself the/a process).
Yes, you are constantly believing that you will/can walk instead of falling
- you may not be miuch aware of your belief as you stroll through a gallery
lamenting the sad status of portrait painting in the 21st century.
Material vs. immaterial/nonmaterial: tangible; composed of matter vs. not ..
(Others may invoke other definitions and their history in philosophy.)
Geoff C
From: "Chris Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: Materiality
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:02:25 GMT
What would distinguish a belief from any other kind of mental activity
(besides just rational proof) ?
Am I constantly believing that I will walk instead of fall when I place one
foot before the next?
And what would distinguish materiality from immateriality or consciousness
from lack thereof?
I certainly don't want to encourage Cheerskep in his obsessions, but it
does
seem that his obsession with clarity would be appreciated here.
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Beliefs, in the sense I'm trying to convey, are not alternatives to proofs;
they are fundamental, prior to proofs, and remain the 1st, the elemental,
the
condition of consciousness. Before proof there is belief; after proof,
there
is still belief; regardless of proof, there is belief. Consciousness is
belief.
This is not the sort of belief that is equated with a religious dogma or
value
system.
WC
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