I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on what
reality looks like.  I'd like to engage, but my
British Internet Astrologer, Jonathan Cainer
http://www.cainer.com says it's bad form for my sign
(evil grin).




--- Michael Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>     Despite the continuing insistence of those
> dissatisfied with the world
> as it is, there really is a Reality out there beyond
> the confines of our
> skulls. It is consistent, persistent, readily
> accessible to all, easy to
> agree on as to its ultimate reality and usefulness.
> It doesn't disappear
> when we turn our backs or stop believing in it. It
> continues independent of
> human thought and perception.
>
>     For some obscure reason hidden in the depths of
> the human psyche, this
> is insufficient for some. This physical world of
> rocks, trees, sky and sun
> are considered inadequate to the task of human
> wonder and desire. Our
> overmediated society encourages a constant stream of
> new experiences,
> marvels to fascinate, wonders to titillate, products
> to salivate. In an
> allegedly materialist world, mere physical reality
> doesn't cut it.
>
>     When pseudo-science takes the place of rational
> thought and analysis,
> the people have no anchor against which to measure
> the claims of those who
> would do them ill. Ghosts, demons, gods,
> effervescent chairs and illusory
> concentration camps can all be brought to "life" to
> service the author's
> purpose. Anchorless, we are free to drift from one
> viewpoint to another,
> unable to distinguish the real from the simulacrum.
>
>     This does not mean that we live in a sterile
> scientific world devoid of
> warmth and intellectual stimulation. The Universe,
> if that's what it is, is
> the most wonder-full, stimulating place in the...
> Universe. It's the only
> one we have, as far as we know. And that is wonder
> enough.
>
>     Michael
>
>
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