From: Scott Roberts (jse885@cox.net)
Date: Fri Sep 02 2005 - 07:53:21 BST
Mark M,
MM said:
If we rephrase this sentance we obtain the following
syllogism without any change of argument:
1. Subjects and Objects are intellectually
identifiable things.
2. Intellectually identifiable things emerge from
preintellectual reality (From the Time lag argument.)
3. Therefore, Subjects and Objects emerge from
Quality.
The time lag argument is as follows:
"...between the instant of vision and instant of
awareness there must be a time lag. We sometimes think
of that time lag as unimportant, But there's no
justification for thinking that the time lag is
unimportant...none whatsoever.
Scott:
a. Why should I assume that there is an instant of vision distinct from and
prior to the instant of awareness (indeed, one might ask what an instant of
vision is -- as distinct, say, from some firing synapses).
b. If there is such a distinct instant of vision, why should I assume
Quality is present in it and not in the instant of awareness? If it is in
both, then it doesn't make sense that subjects and objects emerge from
Quality. One could also say that there just is Quality in both instants. To
put it another way, why is intellectually identifying something not
considered Quality while a hypothetical "preintellectual reality" is?
- Scott
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