[MD] Seriously, Dan

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:41 PM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Dan Glover <daneglover at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Dan:
>> This is all true. So. Do you believe that reality as you understand it
>> to be is something solid and separate from you as an individual?
>
>
> Often.  But not when I'm questioned about it philosophically.  It's one of
> those handy catchall things that comes in handy in everyday experience-- you
> know, like consciousness, self, and other nifty shortcuts of thought.

Ah.

>
> So I guess what I should say, for clarification purposes with no
> a-holeishness intended, what do you mean by "believe"?

I think for the sake of clarity that dictionary definitions are the
place to start; there are a number. I'm not here to bore you though.
Let's instead strive for preciseness. What I seem to be asking is: as
a member of this 21st century western culture, do you have confidence
in the truth of reality?

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>
> John the jolly bearded

Dan the winter-foliaged