Just because someone uses a word nonsensically, does that make the word nonsense?
I still don't get it. Why are so many people so anxious to dismiss the word *reality *-- and with it the corresponding notion? -- Russ_A On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:38 PM, russell standish <[email protected]>wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 06:36:18PM -0700, Russ Abbott wrote: > > > > And it has nothing to do with whether there is a God. I don't understand > the > > connection. Reality is. (That's the end of the previous sentence.) God, > if > > there is any such thing, is by definition outside the realm of what is. > And > > I say that because those who believe in God -- at least those who are > > sophisticated about it -- are very careful to keep God away from any sort > of > > empirical investigation or verification. > > > > -- RussA > > > > The only connection is analogical. There's probably almost as many > conceptions of god as there are people on the planet. Similarly, there > seems to be about as many conceptions of reality. Consequently, both > terms are really superfluous to doing science. > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Mathematics > UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [email protected] > Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >
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