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Thread #73445   Message #1274179
Posted By: Amos
17-Sep-04 - 12:08 PM
Thread Name: BS: Do human beings really exist?
Subject: RE: BS: Do human beings really exist?
Well, it depends, for starters on some definitions. For example, "something" can mean 'anything existing' in which case the question is absurd by being redundant. More often, "something" means "an object in physical space, or an object in mental representation".

Those who dance through the labyrinths described by Heidegger, and others with serious language complexes, don't advance the subject when they don't arrive at clear conclusions that can be clearly communicated.

It is possible that the real nature of awareness is actually a nothingness in terms of space, time, or other thingy structures. This makes an excellent chase for those who insist on finding it in the brain, for example.

As far as the question of the thread goes, who wants to know?

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