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Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:04:48
Morality requires us to consider the consequences of our actions, and since speech and writing are types of action, natural (though irrational) responses to what we say and write must sometimes be taken into account in deciding what we ought to say. We should not say what is false, but that a proposition is true in not always enough to justify expressing it.
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:19:57
In reply to a thought, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:04:48
what about writting fiction?
what about dreams?
what about religion?
what about poetry?
i think what is outside the box...is what makes us human..
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:23:42
In reply to quick thought..., posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:19:57
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:25:16
In reply to a thought, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:04:48
We do not have to consider...
>the consequences of our actions, and since speech and writing are types of action, natural (though irrational) responses to what we say and write must sometimes be taken into account in deciding what we ought to say.
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:28:12
In reply to quick thought..., posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:19:57
with out thought ..
what would the world be without them..
us ...
do not be so straight edged..
it may squish your abilities to soar..
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:35:30
In reply to Re: quick thought..., posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:28:12
Aaah...
But being straight edged
Can give you the technical skill
To make wings
;-)
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 9, 2005, at 22:39:57
In reply to Re: quick thought..., posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:35:30
> Aaah...
> But being straight edged
> Can give you the technical skill
> To make wings
> ;-)and crush the desire to.
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:42:12
In reply to Re: quick thought..., posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:35:30
give me something here..
without art and self expression ..what is there?
why would you want to make wings if you didnt want to fly?
j
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:43:46
In reply to Re: quick thought..., posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:28:12
> with out thought ..
> what would the world be without them..There would not be a world as we know it.
All we are ever able to know is the meeting of mind and world.
A mind independent reality (the notion of reality with no ideas) is unknowable or experiencible by us as a matter of principle.
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:47:06
In reply to Re: quick thought..., posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 9, 2005, at 22:39:57
> > Aaah...
> > But being straight edged
> > Can give you the technical skill
> > To make wings
> > ;-)> and crush the desire to.
Why?
Because reality can be less appealing than fantasy?
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:47:53
In reply to Re: ps » justyourlaugh, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:43:46
i would never insult you..
but what are you saying..?
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:48:51
In reply to Re: ps » justyourlaugh, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:43:46
Sorry, forgot a bit at the end...
> There would not be a world as we know it.
> All we are ever able to know is the meeting of mind and world.
> A mind independent reality (the notion of reality with no ideas) is unknowable or experiencible by us as a matter of principle.And thus can be of no real interest to us.
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:51:08
In reply to Re: ps, posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:47:53
> i would never insult you..
> but what are you saying..?Where abouts in particular?
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:55:12
In reply to Re: ps » justyourlaugh, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:51:08
i just cant understand what you are trying to say?
drop the lingo..
say it...
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 9, 2005, at 22:58:09
In reply to Re: quick thought... » Gabbi-x-2, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:47:06
> Why?
> Because reality can be less appealing than fantasy?Why does there have to be dichotomy? Why the debate? Some things ripped apart by analysis dissappear entirely, and reality is subjective.
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:00:11
In reply to Re: ps » justyourlaugh, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 22:51:08
ok so
this all began with a simple thought
that we should consider how others might likely respond to us
whether their responses are rational or irrational
that doesn't matter
they are responses nevertheless
and we should attempt to forsee them a little
and take that into accountsuppose that someone annoys you
should you tell them that?
what if it would really hurt them
even though you are not making a comment about them
(even though it is civil to say 'I feel annoyed)
we need to consider the consequences
if saying it is likely to improve the situation
then that is a consequence that needs to be taken into account
and likewise their hurt should be taken into account
no matter whether their hurt is rational or notit is rational
it is moral
to take irrationality into account
i liked that and wanted to share it
that is all.it is something that i have been reflecting on in terms of me
take what you want from it
if there is anything at all that you like
but if you don't understand
or don't like it or whatever
then that is fine too...the conversation digressed
i am not sure why you said you would never insult me
was the implication that you feel i have insulted you or gabbi
if so i apologise.
that was not my intentionif i had known that it would have resulted in your hurt
i would have refrained from saying it
whether or not your hurt is rational :-)
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:02:34
In reply to Re: ps, posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 22:55:12
We are all posting at the same time...
Wrote that last bit before I read your last post.
Did that help???
I am trying to be clear but it is hard for me.
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 23:10:43
In reply to Re: ps » justyourlaugh, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:02:34
i was confused..am..
words..i found it very difficult to understand what your point was?
i was asking if you could "do i dare" rephrase that?
i will not give up expression ..for conformity..
i will not be someone else to be like everyone..
i have really stretched out my own thoughts..
but always remember...why would someone make wings if they didnt dream of flying?
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:15:54
In reply to Re: quick thought... » alexandra_k, posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 9, 2005, at 22:58:09
> > Because reality can be less appealing than fantasy?
> Why does there have to be dichotomy?
The difference between reality and fantasy? Reality is actual (true), fantasy is counter-factual (false)
Sometimes we can spend many hours enjoying certain fantasies...
But that doesn't mean we really want to turn them into realities...>Why the debate?
I just like to argue
I find it helps me learn>Some things ripped apart by analysis dissappear entirely
Yes. Sometimes if we look at something hard enough, or in a certain way then distinctions can be seen to dissolve. The mind / matter distinction is a bit like that...
>and reality is subjective.
Not sure what you mean by that.
Some truths are relative.
If I say 'I am hungry' and you say 'I am hungry'
Then it can be false for you and true for me.
But if we say alexandra_k is hungry (at a single moment in time) then it would seem that either she is or she isn't and there is a fact of the matter that we either grasp or fail to grasp.
Reality isn't just beliefs
Because beliefs can be false.We could say reality is inter-subjective...
That reality is the sum total of everybodies experiences of the world.
Scientists make careful observations
and thats why they are authoratative...
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:18:11
In reply to Re: ps » alexandra_k, posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 23:10:43
> i will not give up expression
I didn't say (or mean to imply) that you had to.
>..for conformity..
Oh no, god forbid :-)
> i will not be someone else to be like everyone..
No - please don't.
> why would someone make wings if they didnt dream of flying?
Yeah. Thats right.
(though you could always sell them on I suppose)
;-)
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 23:26:02
In reply to Re: ps » justyourlaugh, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:18:11
i am terrible at expressing my self...
"my realitly and moral judgement is not the same as others ,,but just as valid "
(i wrote a big long speech here about religious conflicks...backspace...)
point point point ..
my dream world makes me who i am ..
Posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:35:54
In reply to Re: ps, posted by justyourlaugh on February 9, 2005, at 23:26:02
> i am terrible at expressing my self...
No you aren't - I can be obtuse.
> "my reality and moral judgement is not the same as others ,,but just as valid "Moral truths may well be relative. There don't seem to be any moral truths that have been held to (in the ideal) by all societies EXCEPT: torturing innocent children for fun is wrong.
Personally I think morality has a lot to do with acting / behaving in a way you believe to be correct. And considering whether you should or shouldn't believe that to be correct as best you can.
With respect to reality...
Your reality
Just is your experience in / of the world.
Your experience is your realityBut then there is intersubjective reality too.
Such as whether it is true or false that
(it really is the case that)
1) There is a computer in front of you
2) you are female
etc etc.
I am obtuse aren't I
(sigh)
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 9, 2005, at 23:50:33
In reply to Re: quick thought... » Gabbi-x-2, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:15:54
> > > Because reality can be less appealing than fantasy?
>
> > Why does there have to be dichotomy?
>
> The difference between reality and fantasy? Reality is actual (true), fantasy is counter-factual (false)No it isn't.
Reality is what can be communicated what can be percieved and what comprises thought, that's not the same as true and false. I think by definition, fantasy is considered to exist soley in the mind, but that same thing may not exist as fantasy to another.
It's almost comical to me that anyone who reads history cannot see that what was once haughtily dismissed as folklore or old wives tales has been found by empirical evidence to be true, and that's just what scientists can prove. There are many more spiritual and and fantastical concepts that science will still scoff at, however by looking at what they have mocked before who are we to say?
> Sometimes we can spend many hours enjoying certain fantasies...
> But that doesn't mean we really want to turn them into realities...
>
> >Why the debate?
>
> I just like to argue
> I find it helps me learn
>
> >Some things ripped apart by analysis dissappear entirely
>
> Yes. Sometimes if we look at something hard enough, or in a certain way then distinctions can be seen to dissolve. The mind / matter distinction is a bit like that...Of course, I was talking about the exceptions, the fantasies the metaphysical or magical realism
Some realities cannot be defined it doesn't make them not real.
> >and reality is subjective.
>
> Not sure what you mean by that.Exactly that, reality is often dependent on the observer.
> Some truths are relative.
> If I say 'I am hungry' and you say 'I am hungry'
> Then it can be false for you and true for me.
> But if we say alexandra_k is hungry (at a single moment in time) then it would seem that either she is or she isn't and there is a fact of the matter that we either grasp or fail to grasp.
> Reality isn't just beliefs
> Because beliefs can be false.Often you could not prove to the believer that the beliefs are false.That's the reality of the believer, and science being skewered by it's own rules.
> We could say reality is inter-subjective...
> That reality is the sum total of everybodies experiences of the world.
> Scientists make careful observations
> and thats why they are authoratative...That's just not the case. They make observations or experiment according to the scientific method which is it's own intelligence, somewhat like the police having an internal justice system. It is *one* extremely valuable realm of knowledge, the one society currently values above all others but hardly definitive, it doesn't exist in a vacuum and subject to corruption, prejudice and greed.
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 9, 2005, at 23:59:11
In reply to Re: ps » justyourlaugh, posted by alexandra_k on February 9, 2005, at 23:35:54
> With respect to reality...
> Your reality
> Just is your experience in / of the world.
> Your experience is your reality
>
> But then there is intersubjective reality too.
> Such as whether it is true or false that
> (it really is the case that)
> 1) There is a computer in front of you
> 2) you are female
> etc etc.I think you are confusing what is a fact (true or false) with with what is reality.
Posted by alexandra_k on February 10, 2005, at 4:04:05
In reply to Re: quick thought... » alexandra_k, posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 9, 2005, at 23:50:33
> Reality is what can be communicated what can be percieved and what comprises thought.
What can be said, seen, and thought about. But is reality (as in the real world) those things - or is it whatever has a tendancy to produce in us those things?
Reality -> Perception -> Thought -> Speech (communication) / Other behaviour
(though we can leave out the middlemen for reflexes / reactions...)>I think by definition, fantasy is considered to exist solely in the mind, but that same thing may not exist as fantasy to another.
Yes. But the same goes for *perceptions* and *thoughts* and *ideas*. They exist (in one sense) solely in the mind - in the sense that I may have different perceptions, thoughts, and ideas from you.
> It's almost comical to me that anyone who reads history cannot see that what was once haughtily dismissed as folklore or old wives tales has been found by empirical evidence to be true,Yes. Some of the claims were true. But others were false. Are you rating empirical evidence more hightly with respect to truth (by giving it the final word on truth)?
>There are many more spiritual and and fantastical concepts that science will still scoff at, however by looking at what they have mocked before who are we to say?
> Of course, I was talking about the exceptions, the fantasies the metaphysical or magical realism
> Some realities cannot be defined it doesn't make them not real.I am not sure what you mean...
There are 'levels' if you will of reality.
The following things are all real
But intuitively different neverthelesselectrons
tigers
nail files
the number seven
perceptions
thoughts
utterances
actions
> Exactly that, reality is often dependent on the observer.Sub-atomic reality, or atomic reality?
That is very Berkeley, you know.
'To be is to be perceived'.
If we close our eyes on the world... it really does disappear.> Often you could not prove to the believer that the beliefs are false.
Different kinds of beliefs require different kinds of evidence to cast doubt on them. There could be evidence that provides rational grounds to doubt.
>That's the reality of the believer, and science being skewered by it's own rules.
E.g.? That many different people should be able to observe the same phenomenon??
If the 'final science' (or a completed version of science) provides the verdict judging which of an indefinately long list of statements about reality is true - then that is the nature of reality.
Reality is *Inter-subjective*.
The mid point between being mind independent
And dependent.
A meeting point of both...Philosophers develop scientific methods. Once the methods are sufficiently worked out then people can practice from within those methods. (And disown themselves from the catch-all discipline of philosophy to establish a field with its own domain of investigation). Then the methods become subject to peer review. The scientific method is supposed to (as much as possible) provide us good reasons for accepting the legitimacy of experimental results.
>It is *one* extremely valuable realm of knowledge, the one society currently values above all others but hardly definitive, it doesn't exist in a vacuum and subject to corruption, prejudice and greed.
Hmm. Applied science is most corruptable (IMO) because there are practical gains to be made...
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