Saturday, January 17, 2015

Just wondering …


Sam Harris argues in his book Waking Up that the self is an illusion. That would include his self as well as yours and mine. But what exactly does it mean for an illusion to tell other illusions that they are illusory?
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:18 PM

    Portobello would have an answer for that question.

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  2. Anonymous1:19 PM

    Correction: make that Pirandello . . . Damn that autocorrect......

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  3. Edward Champion2:04 PM

    Has Sam Harris read Philip K. Dick?

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  4. Frank Wilson4:56 PM

    Hi R.T. — But Pirandello would leave you guessing.
    Hi Ed — I'd red Philip K. Dick, but think he would find Harris absurd.

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  5. Unknown7:13 PM

    I've seen illusions with mushrooms...not Portobello though

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    1. Anonymous7:18 PM

      Hmmm. And I've seen theatrical illusions via Pirandello.

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