Hi Paul,
If you state something that you 'know' is certain, my response is 'how do you know?'. So, I'll just carry this out and try to anticipate your answer (sorry if I don't properly anticipate your next response):
Paul: "One thing exists for sure: Thought".
Harv: "How do you know?"
Paul: "Because I label 'thought' any thing on my behalf that requires thinking, and since I am in the process of labelling therefore I must be thinking therefore thought exists".
Harv: "How do you know?"
Paul: "Well, funny you asked that question, the reason I know that I am labelling something is because I am now in the act of doing it and I can see from my actions that I have completed that task of labelling, therefore I know I have just labelled something".
Harv: "How do you know?"
Paul: "Darn you Harv, you ask such insightful questions. The reason that I know that I have completed the task of labelling is because I have this perception of the world since childhood that has always confirmed when I have labelled something and when I haven't been so successful (such as when I was drunk one time the words and thoughts just didn't do the job, and I knew it even at that time)".
Harv: "How do you know?"
Paul: "Where did you come to such an insightful question? Okay, the reason why I know that my perception is correct is because if it wasn't correct then I would certainly have fallen off a cliff and not be around any longer to engage in this delightful and original conversation with you."
Harv: "How do you know?"
Paul: "Well, I'm assuming that I can't continue having conversations once I have fallen off a cliff from poor perceptions on my part".
Harv: "How do you know?"
Paul: "I guess I can't know as in really 'know', but it is ridiculous to think that I could have different perceptions than what I have about thought, the process of labelling, the perception of completing a task, as well as thinking nothing would change if I had a different perception. Therefore your line of questioning is not pertinent to be knowing what I know - at least about thought existing".
Harv: "How do you know?"
Paul: (silence)
Warm regards, Harv
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