William T Goodall wrote:
> On 5 Mar 2008, at 01:28, David Hobby wrote:
>
>> William T Goodall wrote:
>> ...
>>> High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God
>> William--
>>
>> That doesn't make the experience more or less real, though.
>>
>
> A drug induced hallucination is a real experience that doesn't
> correspond to objectively real events.
William--
As many people were trying to point out to you,
that's not something you can prove. You basically
responded by saying that they certainly couldn't
prove it WAS real. Correct, but I imagine they
knew that.
You're the one here who's claiming certain knowledge
of things that are unknowable.
> It depends what you mean by real Maru.
Before I attempt a definition, tell me: Are mathematical
objects "real"? (Say the square roots of -1.)
---David
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