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Hi Alan,
At 30 years of age, I think you need to seriously think about getting yourself into a better financial state. Life is surprisingly short. Something the young fail to appreciate. "Youth is wasted on the young!"
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***** Alan:
I do not have a computer. It costs me terribly to participate, and I am quite poor. Today I am fortunate to use someone's computer, so no fee this time. But given that the exercise usually comes at a cost, I need to progress very, very, fast in understanding your work. It is frustrating to see you go around in endless circles.
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You have a copy of what I wrote. I am of the opinion that the attack you have chosen can not be expected to lead to fast understanding of my work. I would suggest that, if you want to understand it very quickly, take it one line at a time and don't skip ahead at all. Don't move to the next line until the line you are on makes perfect sense.
***** Alan:
Here is a complaint: why be so narrow minded? Why be like a horse with blinkers on, when many others have done work which connects with your work?
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Because I do not want to include anything which might be false!
***** Alan:
One may claim that any information can be 'viewed' from any perspective; but some perspectives may be more interesting than others.
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I am trying to explain what I have done. Let us understand that before one goes to other perspectives. Whether or not it is interesting is beside the point.
***** Alan:
Above, have you not stated as FACT, something which is not part of your paper, and which is actually a personal THEORY (which you may have arrived at because of your paper)?
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No, what you refer to is not put forward as a fact, it is an opinion, and it existed long before I made the discovery discussed in my paper.
***** Alan:
This is a major complaint: that personal theories are being presented as facts! Fair comment?
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No, I do not believe it is a "Fair comment" as the comment does not go to the point at issue.
***** Alan:
I believe that I can know, once did know, to a large extent once again do know, and in another dimension you might say 'do know'; what it is all about.
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Yes, I am well aware that you claim much "knowledge". That's nice Alan, but it does not bear at all on what I am saying.
***** Alan:
Fair enough?
I broke that barrier. Anyone can break it, as far as I can figure. Main ingredients: do not deny or repress in yourself anything you ever felt, thought, experienced or did; be open to the awareness of even tiny, fleeting phenomena (that may even have no name); what counts is Existence, notice what exists, thus "every voice gets a hearing" i.e. no repression; it helps if you are loved (let be) by others.
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No, Alan, your position is a religious position and I have no time or desire to discuss religious positions of any kind. I will leave such issues to my subconscious which is far more brilliant than I (through rational thought) can ever hope to be. And my subconscious says to ignore you. Sorry about that!
***** Alan:
I am rational about being emotional!
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No one is rational about being emotional! That is what is commonly called an oxymoron!
***** Alan:
"As I say, I know a little math. It is clear to me that being finite, the concepts to be defined can be numbered."
Why cannot there be an infinity of concepts?
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No difficulty! The problem is that I can not rationally examine an infinite number (by definition by the way, talk to Paul); therefore, any conclusion I come to must be based on a finite number of concepts.
***** Alan:
Why make dogmatic claims that go beyond the necessary purpose of the paper?
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It keeps people honest! Drives off the riffraff so to speak; anyone with an open mind can comprehend that it is possible for the "dogmatic claim" to be correct and lays belief aside in favor of thought!
I think your best bet would be to alter your financial state a bit. At your age, it is time to establish your comfort, you will need it before long! If you chose not to, then don't complain. I do not believe a little money will hurt your ability to think at all. In fact, for the most part, thinking can be done in the background anyway. A little effort towards raising your situation might even get you a little more organized too.
Have fun -- Dick |
