--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_re...@...> wrote: snip ME: Anyhooo...I am not an extreme skeptic. Starting with the physical world suites me fine. > > > Well yeah! If I was getting comped fine suites I too would be very fine > indeed with the physical world!
Nice catch, I only wish spell check could save me from myself! > > (oh, you meant suits you fine -- OK. Never Mind. --as AnnaRossanandana > schrrreeet -- thats the Primary mistake of the Intellect I found this phrase in the movement to be offensive. Plus I don't believe my intellect is mistaken about the primacy of matter I believe it is mistaken to believe in the primacy of consciousness. (one that gets sorted out fast while under general anesthesia and I assume when the brain rots.) <snip> > > > If it is all illusion, how would I know? > > > I struggle with that a lot.Really. like if the illusions is so good, the > really good illusary mind and senses would fall into the trap of believing > they were real. Funny how in different stages of life different philosophical questions seem relevant. Now I am more interested in built in cognitive deficiencies and what to do about them then deeper questions of existence. I figure that I am the least likely to make a breakthrough in those areas, I can hardly keep all the tiny shit I need to perform my shows in all the right bags BEFORE I have driven off to the show. > > > >Plus there are really wonderful things to eat in this world once you take > >matter seriously as a first principle and prepare them well! > > > > In our discussion I was making a different distinction between the concept > > of "existence" which contains different qualities for the absolute skeptic > > (serves shitty luncheons, I suggest you bring your own) and myself. (Bring > > a bottle of inexpensive wine if you care to but leave the food to me), and > > stuff like rocks and trees and our bodies, which is only conceptual for > > people who play too many video games. > > > > > > > > > > > >
