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echo: philos
to: PETER FRAZER
from: WILLIAM ELLIOT
date: 1998-01-08 23:44:00
subject: AS YOU THINK

 >>> Peter Frazer on AS YOU THINK 
 PF> However I don't
 PF> think we have the ability to grasp objective reality, but only can
 PF> muster a subjective interpretation of it. 
This notion of objective reality is self defeative.
 PF> Our perceptions of reality are too fluid. Once it was considered
 PF> impossible for humans to fly - "God would have given us wings if we
 PF> were meant to fly", "it's impossible to go to the moon". 
At the time, it was correct.  BTW, we don't use wings to get to the moon. -)
 PF> If our perceptions of what reality changes then it seems possible that
 PF> reality can not be defined objectively. 
A rather self defeating concept when you approach it that way.  Scientists 
have a different approach to objective reality than the philosophical 
approach of absolute perfection or nothing.  They don't fall into that trap, 
they have actually put forth some contrary notions such as uncertainty.
... Quantum mechanics:  the dreams stuff is made of.
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