[Krimel] > "Reality as I understand it" is a set of concepts I have acquired over the > course of a lifetime of "being in the world". [Craig, previously] > So is English "as you understand it, a set of concepts you have acquired > over the course of a lifetime"? Or is it words, sentences, grammar, etc.? [Krimel] > Well words sentence and grammar are also concepts acquired over a lifetime. Well, what about a chair "as you understand it, still a set of concepts you have acquired over the course of a lifetime"? Or something you can sit on, perhaps made of wood--unlike concepts? [Craig, previously] > Have you ever fallen asleep outside in the sun & woke up with a sunburn? > Do you wonder why you don't get a sunburn every night while you sleep in > your bed? [Dan] > No. .
You've led a sheltered life. . [Dan] > If I did fall asleep in the sun and wake up with a sunburn... > I still experience sunburn biologically. > Krimel: > I repeat my question because I am curious: Do you really believe > there is > nothing separate from yourself? Dan: Intellectually, I know that when I look at the world, I'm encountering a mental representation, not the world itself. [ Dan] > is there a little tunnel in each eye that lets > light into the brain? Optical nerves--not sure if they're hollow, though. Craig 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/
