Physical idealism

[bennyboy]

MP3 files -aren't- independent of a specific medium........but who cares, right?  Not that this inaccuracy is, ultimately, the reason I find this unsatisfying no matter how many times you repeat it.  Nothing about being independent of a particular medium makes it sensible to call something an idea, physical or otherwise.  

MP3 files ARE independent of a specific medium. They can be carried on CDs, in RAM, or in seashells arranged on a beach. You seem not to understand what "specific" means.

Ideas of bullets don't bring bullets into reality...so I guess the idea of a bullet isn't a formative principle after all -by your own definition.

Bullets don't spontaneously erupt out of a pool of chemicals. Nor did I say that anything is the expression of a single formative principle. The fact is that there is a representation of what a bullet is that is not a bullet, and that serves as a template for the creation of actual bullets.

You left out a third option...which I would combine with your first.  You have an innaccurate view of MP3 files, evolution, and small arms manufacturing...and difficulty describing whatever it is you're thinking that isn't actually related to or found within any of those examples.

If you want to challenge my knowledge of any of these things, go ahead. With regard to MP3 files, I can guarantee, 100% chance, that I understand what they are and how they work much better than you do, since I've programmed with them pretty extensively.

But while my interest in the OP was sincere, my interest in this paint-drying-watching discussion with you is spent. I guess that's it until the next time. /out