On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 2:27 AM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6 December 2014 at 05:20, Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:06 AM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 12/4/2014 8:05 PM, LizR wrote: >>> >>>> I suspect that Bruno is differentiating physical existence from primary >>>> existence. >>>> >>> >>> What's the difference? Isn't physical existence the paradigmatic case? >>> the example we point to when asked to define "exits"? >>> >> >> Not wanting to bypass Bruno's more sophisticated explanations, I tend to >> equate "physical existence" with the idea of something existing >> independently of an observer. Or, to put it another way, taking 3p reality >> seriously. No? >> >> Yes. The distinction is between what we are aware of existing (and > continuing to exist in our absence) and a hypothetical substrate from which > the physical world may or may not emerge. The mathematical universe > hypothesis and comp being obvious candidates for a non physical primary > reality. > > I'm afraid Brent is basically trolling, because he's well aware of this > distinction. >
I don't think he's doing so malevolently. My impression is that he resists what he perceives as "groupthink". I don't agree but I can respect this type of position. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
