--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > After all I am sure that there are places other than Earth where > > > > similar writings to yours are seen as similar to what we here > > > > appreciate as doctoral theses in our most historic universities. > > > > > > Quite a leap. Reminiscent of the recent Ganga-ji leap ("I never met > > > her so it must have been her".) > > > > Oh well- the difference between one person's opinion and another's. > > Opinions are fine. I just find that the surety of your opinions on > such matters curious.
Only if you think I am trying to change yours, which I most assuredly am not. Am I not allowed to have sure opinions about things? Then change them as I see fit? > > I am not basing my opinions on any objective basis, > > That is telling. I just hope you don't start having the opinion you > can leap off tall buildings and fly. Sometimes its good to be in synch > with measurable, objective reality. [measurable, objective reality]: No such thing. Yes I hope I don't leap off a tall building either. And I am in touch with *my* reality, and it is real. > > because it is > > readily apparent to me that there is no such thing, > > You may change your mind when your head hits the pavement -- under the > above scenario. That is plainly silly. > > only consensus > > and subjective reality(s). > > So if 50 people think you can leap off tall buildings, that makes it so? Only if I agree with the consensus. I am assuming a mature and thoughtful outlook here. Also not trying to define my world view. I just don't believe in "objective reality". Rather it is based on my consciousness, and that isn't truly objective. > Sort of parallel to Disney's Third Law: wishing makes it so. Not at all. Though had you said, "desiring makes it so, or thinking makes it so" I'd agree with you...allowing for space/time lag of course. > 20 years ago thousands of true believers had a consensus on lots of > looney things. That did not make them so. I'll leave that up to them. > > > > Not > > > > quite mundane, but certainly commonplace, and well understood > > > > underpinnings of cognition. > > > > > > "certainly" ? Your level of certainty apparently has different > > > standards than mine. > > > Again, solely my opinion, and I'll own it as such, until it changes. > > Again, speculative opinions are fine. Being absolutely sure they are > correct may lead to some rude awakenings. Agreed. It has for me, as I'm sure it has for many others. Its the nature of growing up, in my opinion. > > But thats just my opinion. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/