Language and Reality (Humans)

by David Turell , Tuesday, April 05, 2011, 15:07 (4980 days ago) @ dhw

Philosophy v. Common Sense
> SHOP ASSISTANT: Black is not a colour.
> Exit customer.
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> HUSBAND: Don't be silly, darling. There's no such thing as darkness. Darkness is simply an absence of....Aaaaargh!
> Falls down stairs and breaks his neck.
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> BANK MANAGER: Don't worry. Nothing is not real. It's merely an absence of something.
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> PHILOSOPHER: Don't worry, old boy. Time is not real. It's just a human construct.
> FAUSTUS: Then am I saved?
> PHILOSOPHER: Ah, well, um...-
Companion: We're on a hike in a dangerous area. Watch for crevices.
Avid hiker: A crevise is an absence of safe ground. It is ground that doesn't exist, therefore I am safe.
Companion: (on his cell phone) "911? I need to warn you of a future accident!"
911: Sir, time does not exist, but let me know when we can be of help.-Some way to run the life on Earth! -Please tell me when I am allowed to take my tongue from cheek, without time? We all live by agreed to constructs. And some philosophers like Kuhn and Popper give us reasonable guidance. That's it! I'm a proponent of practical philosophy.