Phenomenolgy is about the mind representations of the reality we can never attain directly. If it's mind, it's fiction (an as-if make-believe). When I say mind, I am not implying a brain-independent condition. This is not a far-fetched goofball idea. Husserl is a start.
I've not forgotten my homework assignment regarding time and brain function. I'll post on that when I'm ready. I'm involved in so much work now becoming great. WC --- On Tue, 12/30/08, GEOFF CREALOCK <[email protected]> wrote: > From: GEOFF CREALOCK <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Malcolm Gladwell and beliefs > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 2:20 PM > William: Further to Cheerskep' s question: Do > beliefs/fictions vary, in > degrees or absolutely, in utility or validity? > Geoff C > > >From: [email protected] > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: Malcolm Gladwell > >Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:45:44 EST > > > >In a message dated 12/29/08 8:42:15 PM, > [email protected] writes: > > > > > > > All stories are based on memory. All memories > are fiction. And fictions > > > are beliefs. > > > > >I infer William says this because of his convictions > about how much the > >"mind" contributes to the "content" > of any notion. > > > >Occasionally I have seen words effectively murdered by > over-stretching them > >-- for example, 'obscene' and > 'awesome'. > > > >William, can you conceive of any notion you'd call > non-fiction? > > > >If you can't, then what word would use in trying to > convey a distinction > >between an entirely made-up story like SNOW WHITE AND > THE SEVEN DWARFS, and > >a > >so-called "fact" like PAUL NEWMAN DIED THIS > YEAR or THE EMPIRE STATE > >BUILDING > >IS > >IN NEW YORK CITY? > > > > > > > > > > > >************** > >One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL > Mail, > >Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& > >icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
