(September 13, 2018 at 12:45 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(September 13, 2018 at 12:41 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I don’t know what you’re trying to say.
Don't try to guess what my endpoint is, just answer the questions. If you prefer, we can speak of parts and wholes. Do parts and wholes exist independent of the machinations of the mind?
I’m not trying to guess where you are going. As I said, I don’t understand what you are saying.
A simple answer to your question here, I do believe that the whole exists and the parts of things exist, outside of human conception. I believe that hydrogen and oxygen exist, as well as the combination of them known as water, apart from a persons knowledge of it.
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If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther