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To: betty boop; Alamo-Girl; D-fendr; xzins; TXnMA; MHGinTN; spirited irish; James C. Bennett; YHAOS
[Nihilist? Which definition, pray tell?] #4, a & b.

Which read:

You must have me confused with someone else, bb. I even went as far as to bolden the "a" to draw your attention to the key words so that you would not choose foolishly, but to no avail.

When and where have denied the real world or the possibility of the objective basis of truth?

My objections are directed at the imaginary, subjective, "spiritual," world and its purported truths based on mere beliefs and not objective, real world. It's the world of talking snakes and magic.

If you are irate with my objections because you think they deny the real world or objective basis of truth, then you must not differentiate between fantasy and reality, confusing and conflating the subjective world you live in with the real world around you. I hope that's not the case.

As for b, where do I propose nothingness or nonexistence as my "nihilistic" views? Is reasonable doubt in your view nihilism? You can't be serious.

733 posted on 01/22/2011 11:06:19 AM PST by kosta50 ("Spirit of Spirit...give me over to immortal birth so that I may be born again" -- Mithral prayer)
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To: kosta50; Alamo-Girl; D-fendr; xzins; TXnMA; MHGinTN; spirited irish; James C. Bennett; YHAOS
If you are irate with my objections because you think they deny the real world or objective basis of truth, then you must not differentiate between fantasy and reality, confusing and conflating the subjective world you live in with the real world around you. I hope that's not the case.

I'm not "irate" with your objections.

Answer me this: Exactly how do you cope with the problem of the "subjective–objective" interface of human experience in this world, in such a way as to guarantee that you, yourself, are not in the grip of a total fantasy?

Or try this question: What is your definition of insanity?

741 posted on 01/22/2011 11:28:48 AM PST by betty boop (Seek truth and beauty together; you will never find them apart. — F. M. Cornford)
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