tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137506872149765086.post9150362722352457695..comments2023-08-29T02:50:48.721-07:00Comments on Story a Week: Perceptionmunsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06923335191010172091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137506872149765086.post-47223140053140700252011-06-08T21:49:37.992-07:002011-06-08T21:49:37.992-07:00very true, but every word comes from somewhere, wh...very true, but every word comes from somewhere, why should this particular source disqualify thusly from use?munsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923335191010172091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137506872149765086.post-77809320627255273682011-06-08T05:41:42.578-07:002011-06-08T05:41:42.578-07:00Yep, it's pure Descartes (later refined by Put...Yep, it's pure Descartes (later refined by Putnam).<br /><br />Of greater note, "thusly" isn't a real word. It was made up by dumb southerners so they could sound sophisticated while remaining illiterate.Welkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137506872149765086.post-29148448037234006282011-06-08T00:06:27.818-07:002011-06-08T00:06:27.818-07:00It's the same as the old Descartesian issue: I...It's the same as the old Descartesian issue: I think, therefore I am. All could be illusory, but if it is and it's meaningless then how I react doesn't matter, if it's real then I should treat it like it's real, and if it's a meaningful illusion then playing along is at least a respectable start. If I'm a brain in a jar, I might as well think up something nice.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com