(December 20, 2011 at 5:29 am)Darwinning Wrote: I would think a relationship is a mental construct, not a thing. It does not really exist outside the mind. Your neighbor and his friend apparently both have a 'thing', though.
No, no, no. There are many aspects of a relationship. Some of them are mental, sure, but some certainly exist outside of the mind. You're confusing thoughts with feelings. Feelings are fully tangible things that produce physical reactions. Beyond that, relationships are visible to others and verifiable by others. They produce cooperative works, such as families and homes. Relationships are most certainly things. Come to think of it, mental constructs are things too.
Darlosing at the moment, but I think you can catch up. Welcome, by the way, if I haven't given you one yet.
