tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post4998880879670676458..comments2023-10-08T08:10:44.411-05:00Comments on Mercurious: Thoughts in a CrowdThe Geezershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-49120894774916296402008-06-20T12:50:00.000-05:002008-06-20T12:50:00.000-05:00"The very things we have agonized over, perhaps fo..."The very things we have agonized over, perhaps for most of our lives, haven't got the kind of concrete reality we've always believed."<BR/><BR/>Amen, brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-26825146238446962332008-06-20T07:26:00.000-05:002008-06-20T07:26:00.000-05:00Brian:Uh, yeah, five senses.Must be the Florida he...Brian:<BR/><BR/>Uh, yeah, five senses.<BR/><BR/>Must be the Florida heat.The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-43259721068369247242008-06-19T21:37:00.000-05:002008-06-19T21:37:00.000-05:00We went to Honey I Shrunk the Kids when our guys w...We went to Honey I Shrunk the Kids when our guys were little and when the mice came out they all screamed and burt into tears. We had to leave the theater. Pretty funny looking back on it now.<BR/><BR/>Your point about reality is much like the one Plato was making in his famous cave analogy. I've never been sure what to make of the argument, except that this version of reality is all that we have to work with, so we might as well accept it as real. After all, if scientific measurements can be confirmed by numerous independent observers then it's a good chance they are based on some level of actuality.<BR/><BR/>BTW, did you mean <B>five</B> traditional bodily senses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com