RE: Sound and Nihilism
May 1, 2015 at 2:42 pm
(This post was last modified: May 1, 2015 at 2:45 pm by henryp.)
(May 1, 2015 at 2:09 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(May 1, 2015 at 1:48 pm)wallym Wrote: Re: Ants. I'm saying if something's not tangible, it doesn't exist. So my question for you would be where does this 'byproduct' of meaning exist?
It exists as a pattern of interactions that individuals can perceive, but they don't create it. More than that, it was just an example to illustrate that venturing forth with not only no model, but the wrong model, may lead to erroneous speculations. It was just a way of pointing out that there's more than one way to skin a cat.
I'm still not following your point. Maybe someone smarter than me can explain it, or reply to you.
Do you think ant colonies have meaning that exists independently from perception? I would, again, ask where that exists tangibly.
Re your edit, no idea what that analogy is supposed to mean either!
