Hi, Glen,
I think you are being a little unfair:
I merely laid out the understandings that lead ME to think that one cannot
doubt and act at the same time: ie, it is entailed by my definition of belief.
>We are a having a definitional problem. To a pragmatist (which I seem
>to
Very interesting! My neighbor had a similar problem after having his hip
replaced. Neither he nor his Dr understand the relationship between getting
used to his new hip and breathing anxiety. But he has been a Tae Kwon Do master
for decades. So it would make some sense to hypothesize an
About 18 months ago I had an experience which is perhaps not relevant but
it came to mind as I read what you wrote, Glen. As a result of a dream I
was in a state of anxiety which persisted for days. One of the symptoms
was an irrational fear that I would stop breathing if I didn't consciously
I've answered your question so manu times, it doesn't seem worth it to answer
again. But such is life, eh? Doubt is uncertainty. Our bodies (including our
minds) deal with uncertainty by maintaining feedback with the environment. Such
doubting feedback is present even during actions of which
Glen,
We are a having a definitional problem. To a pragmatist (which I seem to be)
there can be no doubt in the presence of action (and no belief in its absence).
So when you say, “I doubt everything” that MEANS to me that you do nothing.
So, when you put your feet out to the
