Oh. Sorry. I got confused which side you are on. so you agree that Idealism is incoherent.
Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, Clark University ([email protected]) http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > [Original Message] > From: russell standish <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> > Date: 9/18/2009 7:46:06 PM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Faith and Science (was comm.) > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:53:19PM -0600, Nicholas Thompson wrote: > > Wait a minute! They cannot call it a dilusion because "dilusion" > > presupposes a state of affairs that IS -- i.e., a reality. > > Yes, I would imagine that the people shouting illusion or delusion do assume > some different sort of reality. That was mostly my point - the term is > ill defined, and not of much practical use AFAICS, except for fueling > endless philosophical debates like this one. > > > > > N > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, > > Clark University ([email protected]) > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: russell standish <[email protected]> > > > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> > > > Date: 9/18/2009 6:40:23 PM > > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Faith and Science (was comm.) > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 09:02:00PM -0700, Miles Parker wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm not sure I understand -- why not simply start from experience and > > > > awareness? > > > > > > Exactly. But then some people call that reality. Others call it > > > delusion. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > > > Mathematics > > > UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [email protected] > > > Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Mathematics > UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [email protected] > Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
