[MD] The Edge 2006 Annual Question

[Ham Priday]

Scott --


In answer to my question "What is your fundamental reality?" you said:


> Semiosis is ubiquitous.  Consciousness is ubiquitous.
> Value is ubiquitous.  These are not three different substances,
> but three names (and there are others) of one (non-)thing.
> There is no distinct "fundamental" reality.
> There is no "source" distinct from what is.
> How much more explicit do I need to be?

You do not believe in a source of existence.  Reality to you is a
"non-thing" that can be named variously Semiosis, Consciousness, or Value.
But to do so would be nominalism, of course, which you claim is my approach
to philosophy.

Therefore, I would say that you have no reality.  You are a consummate
nihilist.

What more can I say, except that I hope you can find some value in it.

Thanks for making it so patently clear.

Happy semioticizing,
Ham