(December 20, 2011 at 5:36 am)Shell B Wrote: No, no, no. There are many aspects of a relationship. Some of them are mental, sure, but some certainly exist outside of the mind.
I think we could have a discussion about what to include as part of a 'relationship'.
(December 20, 2011 at 5:36 am)Shell B Wrote: You're confusing thoughts with feelings.
I don't think I am. Relationships are neither. I can understand there are thoughts and feelings about a relationship, but those are not the relationship itself. Thinking about a duck doesn't make it a duck.
(December 20, 2011 at 5:36 am)Shell B Wrote: Feelings are fully tangible things that produce physical reactions.
Agreed.
(December 20, 2011 at 5:36 am)Shell B Wrote: Beyond that, relationships are visible to others and verifiable by others. They produce cooperative works, such as families and homes.
Relationships are visible? You give examples of things that may result from a relationship, but are not in themselves the relationship. Proof by proxy? Sure, I use that all the time, but that does not make the relationship a thing.
(December 20, 2011 at 5:36 am)Shell B Wrote: 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.
I'm trying. Im trying. :-D
(December 20, 2011 at 5:36 am)Shell B Wrote: Welcome, by the way, if I haven't given you one yet.
Thanks! I already felt welcome, so don't worry. :-)
