Brian Tenneson wrote: > Hi Brent, >> You are asserting monism. But the One, the ur-stuff, is >> ineffable/unknowable. >> So when we place ourselves in the world it is by making distinctions within >> the >> unity. To become distinct from the background (the One) is what it means to >> be >> RITSIAR. Right? >> >> Brent >> > How do you know that the One, the ur-stuff, is ineffable/unknowable? If > your being, for example, was the ur-stuff (I assume you mean akin to > urelements in set theory), then it is "effable" and knowable. > > You have written about it, and at least two of its properties, and so it > is not completely ineffable, yes? > So I think it is "effable" even if it is exceedingly difficult to > describe fully. What I'm having trouble believing is that it is unknowable.
In the above I was trying to paraphrase what David wrote. I don't have a final theory, but if I did it would include some ontology and that would be effable (no point in having a theory you can't use to theorize). But even if I did I don't think it would be possible to *know* that it was the final theory. So it's unknowable in that sense. Brent --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
