[MD] Food for Thought

[MarshaV]

At 12:31 AM 1/5/2007, you wrote:

>[Case]
>So you feel safer just taking the mystics word for it when they say they
>have plugged into the ultimate nature or reality. Or having had such
>experiences are you confident that you understand their True meaning and
>significance?
>What meaning can a solitary event have?
>Who claims to have a monopoly on Truth? I guess the current administration
>believes it can manufacture truth but consumers seem to be disturbed by the
>aftertaste and the odor it acquires with extended shelf life.
>Does legitimizing anthropomorphism advance understanding or merely invite
>sloppy thinking?

Case,

These are very interesting questions.  And even if they cannot be 
answered, they deserve serious thought.  I think it's not so much 
about "the Truth", as it is about recognizing the illusion.  But I'm 
not sure what that gets you either.  Honestly, I'm not sure about anything.

m