Language and Reality (Humans)

by David Turell , Tuesday, April 05, 2011, 15:07 (5577 days ago) @ dhw

Philosophy v. Common Sense > SHOP ASSISTANT: Black is not a colour. > Exit customer. > **************** > HUSBAND: Don't be silly, darling. There's no such thing as darkness. Darkness is simply an absence of....Aaaaargh! > Falls down stairs and breaks his neck. > **************** > BANK MANAGER: Don't worry. Nothing is not real. It's merely an absence of something. > **************** > > PHILOSOPHER: Don't worry, old boy. Time is not real. It's just a human construct. > FAUSTUS: Then am I saved? > PHILOSOPHER: Ah, well, um...- Companion: We're on a hike in a dangerous area. Watch for crevices. Avid hiker: A crevise is an absence of safe ground. It is ground that doesn't exist, therefore I am safe. Companion: (on his cell phone) "911? I need to warn you of a future accident!" 911: Sir, time does not exist, but let me know when we can be of help.-Some way to run the life on Earth! -Please tell me when I am allowed to take my tongue from cheek, without time? We all live by agreed to constructs. And some philosophers like Kuhn and Popper give us reasonable guidance. That's it! I'm a proponent of practical philosophy.