Hi Stephen P. King I have since abandoned the term living for the term "to inhere" to apply to nonphysical existence such as thoughts or ideas or numbers.
Roger Clough, [email protected] 9/24/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Stephen P. King Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-09-22, 15:40:12 Subject: Re: Does Platonia exist ? On 9/22/2012 5:34 AM, Roger Clough wrote: > Hi Alberto G. Corona > > > If we can define what we are talking about, most of our problems > will be solved. > > That is why I believe we ought to use the Descartes-Leibniz definition > of physical existence as that which is in spacetime (is extended). > Thus the brain exists. > > Nonphysical existence (mind) is that which is not extended in space and > hence is said to be nonextended or inextended. > I have been referring to this type of existence as living, > but number does not seem tpo be alive since it does not change > while living things do. I sucggest that we use the term "mental" > for inextended entities. > > Then both number and mind are mental. > > Roger Clough,[email protected] > 9/22/2012 > "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen Dear Roger, The only problem that I see is that the term "living" has an associated schemata of meaningfulness. It would be better, I argue, to cleanser the term "existence" of its vague and nonsensical associations and use it for the necessary possibility of both the extended and non-extended aspects of the One. -- Onward! Stephen http://webpages.charter.net/stephenk1/Outlaw/Outlaw.html -- 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. -- 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.
