[MD] bubbles of philosophy

[MarshaV]

Greetings Craig,


On Apr 10, 2012, at 1:17 PM, craigerb at comcast.net wrote:

> “whatever conceptual model we come up with, it cannot ultimately serve as a substitute for Reality.
> And while we might be tempted to shrug off this observation, ignoring its implications is potentially devastating."
> 
> I think just the opposite.
> I think the "conceptual model we come up with" is greater than our Reality.
> For instance, the tetnus germ is no part of my experience.  I have never perceived it nor have I ever known that 
> I was or will be affected by it.  It might as well be a theoretical entity.  Yet I get my tetnus shot--not to do so
> would be "potentially devastating."
> 
> Craig
> 

Probably this represents a good bit of precautionary, static projection, but would you want to conceive of all such _probabilities_ of 'devastating potentiality' as the Ultimate Truth?


Marsha