7. A second Conversation between the dog and his mad master
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MM: See this chewing stick? D: Yes… MM: Now it represents a line – one dimensional object. D: Ok, I got it – now can I have it? MM: Wait, see here are two more sticks? We can put them together and form a triangle – two dimensional object. Now after you ate them – where is the triangle? D: Gone! MM: No! It still exists. Even more – it existed before, and it will exist forever when all the objects representing it will be gone. D: Can I have more? MM: What can we do with four sticks? D: Four?! Where are they? MM: Well, – now we will operate with pencils. We can form a square using four pencils. D: triangles are better. MM: Forget sticks. And actually forget pencils. They were just representations. The objects themselves existed anyway and will do so indefinitely. They are primordial. I would even call them extraordial if there is such a term. They exist independently of anything material. Read more |
