[MD] The reification issue completely misunderstood

[MarshaV]

“Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends upon what we think. What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. what we take to be true is our reality.”
  (Zukow, Gary, 'Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics')   



On Jun 5, 2011, at 9:59 AM, 118 wrote:

> Hi Marsha,
> It is difficult to get between an individual and its reality.  Both
> are pretty much the same thing, imo.
> Cheers,
> Mark
> 
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 2:15 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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>> Please, Mark, let me acknowledge my monumental mistake and offer
>> a corrected statement:
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>> Far be it from me to come between an individual and their reality.
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>> Marsha
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>> On Jun 4, 2011, at 5:22 PM, MarshaV wrote:
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>>> Far be it from me to come between a man and his reality.  - Marsha
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>>> On Jun 4, 2011, at 4:55 PM, 118 wrote:
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>>>> Marsha:  Reification represents how the common man and many
>>>> scientists, academics and even philosophers think.
>>>> 
>>>> Mark:  Taking out who you list, who is left?
>>>> 
>>>> Marsha: Yup [me]
>>>> 
>>>> Mark: Anybody else?
>>>> 
>>>> Marsha: Nope
>>>> 
>>>> Marsha- Queen of Unreified City
>>>> Population- One (so far)
>>>> Motto- Well, actually, I love all, even you, can you believe it?
>>>> 
>>>> Mark: Nope, there is not enough room after loving yourself.



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