Re: virus: Re: Meaning

David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:09:14 -0700


At 05:57 PM 2/25/98 -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:

>>If a river creates a canyon you don't think the canyon is part
>>of the river's meaning?
>
>Hmmm, why should it be? Is there meaning without an observer? I would say

Because it makes more sense.

>no, even to the point of saying that attributing 'meaning' to natural
>processes is the bedrock fallacy of all theisms, yes, of all
>spirituo/religious perspectives. It certainly ain't no stone I want to be
>standing on.

I'm attributing causality to natural processes.

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