Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Natural Philosopher Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 22:26:23 +0000 Organization: A little, after lunch Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <495550f7-796e-4414-67ae-26d3f8ba16f1@example.net> <33442f75-5afe-ce6b-d5b2-19efc78a72d3@example.net> <2c1fb128-258b-7848-e896-3246674d460f@example.net> <2d814efc-b5f8-a1f9-d273-77016cb3cbae@example.net> <9cGcnY0c8c3LA8_6nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@earthlink.com> <84211166-08c2-fd90-bfea-c1203f1d09db@example.net> <7979a16f-a4db-f425-b1da-71544820fd60@example.net> <274396c8-618d-e299-c714-c9b7d338fa0e@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:26:24 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d0a9fc17b6f8caea45cd793b92a18377"; logging-data="3540506"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+8LuHqSOT1a2poJ3SV6l48kXe0iGKpZIg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:giTnOVIJy+GHIAv5Is/nESuCHdM= Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <274396c8-618d-e299-c714-c9b7d338fa0e@example.net> Bytes: 2771 On 07/12/2024 21:48, D wrote: > > > On Sat, 7 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> On 07/12/2024 16:39, D wrote: >>> So therefore, metaphysics doesn't really exist, except as thought >>> forms to make us feel better (if we need that), in which case it's >>> just a bunch of nice stories. >> >> Well you are starting to make clear a completely metaphysical position >> here. >> >> What do you mean by 'really exist' ? > > With not exist, I mean s an unprovable, ideal reality separate from the > material world. Ok like the place where 'natural laws' live? -- "The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll look exactly the same afterwards." Billy Connolly