When I read or listen to your work I always find myself asking, where does objective reality begin and subjective reality stop. It's similar to having a belief in God. We cannot prove his/her existence nor can we disprove it. The question boils down to what can be gained, or lost, by such beliefs; this brings us back to our subjective self/selves where all of our reality "lies", subjective and arguably objective. I do have to think that there is an objective reality that we agree upon where we can find common ground with others who come from a different perspective. And so, I try to write in a non-partisan fashion in an effort to positively influence others who are open to a more malleable approach to reality. I like to read writers whose ideas force me to think in new an expanded ways. Often, I wonder if I am missing their point and maybe even not understanding what I have read at all. I am always waiting for the "pink" elephant to appear.
While I do not believe in the concept of objective reality as accurate I do acknowledge its fundamental importance as a tool of things we take from the community as real. This is a kind of socialism that is necessary if we want everyone to share the same archetypal language (ie fashion). So it is a petrified hallucination that is very difficult to break and there are consequences for vandalizing what everyone has worked so hard to hallucinate
Beliefs are replaced. And being anti- anything, does not cut it!!! Belief is magic. I need to be acquainted with what magic or power I am tapping into.
When I read or listen to your work I always find myself asking, where does objective reality begin and subjective reality stop. It's similar to having a belief in God. We cannot prove his/her existence nor can we disprove it. The question boils down to what can be gained, or lost, by such beliefs; this brings us back to our subjective self/selves where all of our reality "lies", subjective and arguably objective. I do have to think that there is an objective reality that we agree upon where we can find common ground with others who come from a different perspective. And so, I try to write in a non-partisan fashion in an effort to positively influence others who are open to a more malleable approach to reality. I like to read writers whose ideas force me to think in new an expanded ways. Often, I wonder if I am missing their point and maybe even not understanding what I have read at all. I am always waiting for the "pink" elephant to appear.
While I do not believe in the concept of objective reality as accurate I do acknowledge its fundamental importance as a tool of things we take from the community as real. This is a kind of socialism that is necessary if we want everyone to share the same archetypal language (ie fashion). So it is a petrified hallucination that is very difficult to break and there are consequences for vandalizing what everyone has worked so hard to hallucinate
Beliefs are replaced. And being anti- anything, does not cut it!!! Belief is magic. I need to be acquainted with what magic or power I am tapping into.