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WCDT 2942-2946 (20-24 April 2015)
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 20 Apr 2015, 08:57 --- the whole fucking forum's disappeared through a philosophical portal into what-the-fuck-is-going-on.
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This is new?
Zebediah:
--- Quote from: valkygrrl on 20 Apr 2015, 07:50 ---And no one asked about the second rule of valkygrrl club. *sniffle*
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I thought the second rule of the valkygrrl club was "Don't ask about the second rule of the valkygrrl club."
jheartney:
--- Quote from: chaospersonified on 20 Apr 2015, 08:37 ---My point is that memory is the only way we can experience anything that's not this exact moment in time. The facts of reality are solid; they don't change, but what is considered to be reality does, in fact. We know now not to give a pregnant woman thalidomide to help with morning sickness, but there was a time in the past when it was considered a good idea. It wasn't, but to them, it was.
Subjective "reality," is a good way to put it, the quotation marks indicating it's not the same as reality.
I don't disagree with what you're saying, I'd just like to suggest that the reality in the mind is different, not on a fundamental level, but in the nuances, from fact-based reality.
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For a more detailed take on the same idea, you could try James Burke's old series "The Day The Universe Changed," which is on YouTube if you're interested. The premise of the series is that our view of reality is necessarily bounded by our model of what reality is. Learn something important that shifts your model of reality, and your whole universe changes with it. The series shows this happening over and over again through history. Burke himself is smart and funny, and the series is well worth your time (even if the YouTube version is slightly blurry).
Nepiophage:
To let understanding stop at what cannot be understood is a high attainment. Those who cannot do it will be destroyed on the lathe of heaven.
-- Chuang Tzu
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 20 Apr 2015, 10:58 ---
--- Quote from: valkygrrl on 20 Apr 2015, 07:50 ---And no one asked about the second rule of valkygrrl club. *sniffle*
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I thought the second rule of the valkygrrl club was "Don't ask about the second rule of the valkygrrl club."
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If so, we're violating it now.
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