On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 1:14:36 PM UTC-6, John Clark wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 2:55 PM Alan Grayson <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > *> You know, there are things we call "dictionaries" where words are >> defined.* >> > > And all those dictionary definitions are made of words, and all those > words have there own definitions also in the dictionary, and all those > words have there own definitions also in the dictionary, and all those > words have there own definitions also in the dictionary.... and round and > round we go. Another definition is never going to break is out of that > meaningless circle, to do that you're going to need an example. After all, > where do you think the people who wrote the dictionary got the knowledge to > write their book? > > *> If we have no way to define "consciousness", we have no chance of >> understanding it.* >> > > That's not true for consciousness and its not true for anything else > either. Fundamentally our understanding of the world does not come from > definitions, it comes from examples. > > John K Clark >
Where would science be without its definitions? They are decisive in knowing what we are talking about! And there's more, much more to dictionaries, than you claim. AG > > > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/43a058f4-4f16-4e3e-b3a8-9f29312e441f%40googlegroups.com.
