Hi Heather
Heather Perella wrote:
> Magnus,
>
> With all that you said here, why couldn't, to
> use your analogy, reality be the tent moves?
Hmm, not sure what you mean. The point of the strings pulling a tent is to keep
it from collapsing, not primarily to keep it from moving. But perhaps I missed
your point?
> Isn't
> your analogy locking you into a certain answer? You
> limited the tents movements to be from conditions
> inside the tent or from outside the tent, correct?
> You did say, "etc..." after this, but I don't know
> what's in your "etc..."
I gave one example of something inside the tent and one of something outside to
illustrate that a metaphysics can be thought of being inside reality or "other
worldly". That was the two main classes of metaphysics models I could imagine,
but of course you could make that first split any way you want.
> So, why not simply notice the
> tent moves? For you go on to say, "...some may do a
> better job than others explaining the fabric's
> movements..." You could go on explaining the tents
> movements or live the tents movements and thus, with
> the latter know the tents movements more intimately,
> don't you think?
Sure, we could just live in the moment and be happy. But that's just not who I
am. To be me is to analyze everything, sometimes to absurdity. I do actually
try
your way sometimes, and sure, it's rewarding in its own ways. But afterwards, I
always end up intellectualizing what I've experienced and try to analyze it as
usual. That's why I always get back here, even if I'm away for long periods.
> You also say, you "...can never really let go of
> the thought of finding out how the tent is *really*
> held up." Again, the way you phrase this, limits you
> to 'tent supports', and what holds the 'support', and
> as Arlo frequently mentions paradoxes, I see your
> questioning, Magnus, seems to be a way to bring
> paradox upon paradox, don't you think?
Quite right! To assume that our reality is supported by an out-of-this-world
metaphysics is just asking for trouble. So, as I wrote to Matt earlier, I'll
try
to avoid it.
> I don't know what your trying to get at, please
> clarify.
I hope I did, at least some. Or perhaps I just confused it even more. :-P
Magnus
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