(October 14, 2019 at 9:17 am)Acrobat Wrote:Sure. That is the basis of Astrology. Assigning arbitrary meanings to reality. Thus Venus rules our hearts, a "value", and it's position in the sky has "meaning". Thus you are forced to conclude that astrology is real according to your own argument.(October 14, 2019 at 9:05 am)Grandizer Wrote: 1. We're not novel characters.
2. If this world is not a simulation/program, then it's not been established that it's intentional. Your hypotheticals don't support your OP argument; rather your argument depends on such hypotheticals in order for the conclusion to be true.
Ultimately, however, it's not clear that your argument is even valid.
1) assigning meaning and values requires intention, such as in my examples of a novel, and computer program. (Hence why they’re often referred to as mental properties)!
Do you agree?
The same argument can be applied to Tarot cards which all have values and meanings which are also assigned values and meanings. Thus you must accept Tarot readings as real.
In fact we can extend this to all methods of divination. Reading sacrificial chicken entrails must be real according to your argument.
Are you sure this is a route you wish to follow?
