> On 28 Jul 2014, at 8:14 pm, LizR <lizj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 28 July 2014 22:07, Kim Jones <kimjo...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: >> So do we recognise this thing called a "self" or a "subject" or a "person" >> or a "soul" or an "I" or a whatever as something that is TOTALLY independent >> of the hosting apparatus? >> >> Why should I put up with the ridiculous notion that my brain secretes my >> mind which somehow projects my "person"? I don't believe that for one >> nanosecond. I am only here to enjoy the ride. If it turns out that physical >> reality is where the buck stops then I am horribly bored by reality. What >> could possibly be more boring than a bunch of atoms smugly believing that >> they are "real" and that everything that is, must be made from them? What if >> I don't want to be made from atoms? > > I applaud the sentiment, if not the logic. It does seem awfully boring to > just be a pile of molecules.
Thank you, Liz. One thing I am not is logical. I don't expect to make sense to everyone. I cannot get over the feeling that the whole of observable reality is some kind of "con job". Perhaps I need to see a shrink. I admire greatly David Nyman sliding down Occam's razor and landing unscathed. He is a very valiant fellow. Actually, comp is terrifying. Those who flee to the safe havens of physical reality are the lucky ones. They have the ability to see refuge where there is none. There is no physical reality - there is only the interaction of persons. Persons are the only real things. Which is why comp teaches me enormous respect for persons. The humility and the modesty thing of comp is what bends my mind in its favour. If persons are the only reality then we are all stuck with each other, eh? Kim > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
