Yes, the difference between theoretical knowledge and visceral
knowledge. You might agree with Berkeley and Hume that there is no
'out there,' but you still have to walk around the furniture on your way
to the bathroom. And you might agree with Spinoza that there is no free
will, but you still have to decide which pizza place to order from when
you get hungry. What would/could you do differently if you went
'whole hog' with Russell and Dawkins?
Ursula,
Paul Stone wrote:
On the other hand, I've not gone whole hog and said "of course there's no god" the way a Bertrand Russell or Richard Dawkins might. Deep down in the cockles (as Denis Leary would say) "maybe even in the sub-cockular area" I cannot possibly imagine not existing, so I have to live as though there is a 'me' in some still-aware form after death.
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