On 8/8/09 3:26 PM, "Ham Priday" <[email protected]> wrote:
Where is the "despair" in my description of the "world of appearances"? (That term is Hegel's, not mine, by the way.) Is it the fact that experience is constantly changing? Or is it that we can't have access to absolute truth? I know it's possible to divide existence into any number of levels, but how does this enhance our understanding? Existence is neither "ignorant" nor "informed", whether we conceptualize it as a hierarchy or a unity. Crediting existence with "discrimination" eludes my comprehension. Man is the discriminating agent of the universe. It is man who distinguishes the good from the bad, the beautiful from the ugly, the magnificent from the common, and all the values in between. If you are not "at peace" with your value-sensibility as it is, perhaps a little nurturing of that sensibility will change your values and bring you more contentment. Cheers, Ham Hi Ham and all, A level that exists differently is a different level. Existence is not arbitrary! I am unsure what you mean by ³absolute truth² ? I feel comfortable is stating that I am absolutely finite today. The despair and sadness come from your identifying space/time as only appearance. They are the foundations of my knowledge, and it seems in your view that along with all who accept the reality of space and time that I am unstable. I will try to still my fears It gives me joy to read you stating that the existence of space and time can be divided into any number of levels. I do not know how you become so profligate! The pendulum swing from space/time not being real to space/time can be divided into any number of levels makes me think you have your tongue in your cheek. Of course, I am not ³at peace² with my value sensibility. I am old, I have lost much! There is still much I will never experience, and I am not sure my value sensibility is truly mine or if I inherited it or learned from another. As for ³more contentment² I can only hope. Joe > Where is the "despair" in my description of the "world of appearances"? > (That term is Hegel's, not mine, by the way.) Is it the fact that > experience is constantly changing? Or is it that we can't have access to > absolute truth? > > I know it's possible to divide existence into any number of levels, but how > does this enhance our understanding? Existence is neither "ignorant" nor > "informed", whether we conceptualize it as a hierarchy or a unity. > Crediting existence with "discrimination" eludes my comprehension. Man is > the discriminating agent of the universe. It is man who distinguishes the > good from the bad, the beautiful from the ugly, the magnificent from the > common, and all the values in between. > > If you are not "at peace" with your value-sensibility as it is, perhaps a > little nurturing of that sensibility will change your values and bring you > more contentment. > > Cheers, > Ham Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
