So I guess you see my question as not worthwhile. Okay.Cheers,
Bill
All of us here use the term but though most of us know it means different things to different people we seem to just ignore that.
So, what does the term mean to you?
??? Out of what context?It doesn't mean anything to me out of context...
lol at the hoops people are jumping through in order to avoid expressing what a term means to them. Uncanny really. Especially among those who fancy themselves as skeptics/seekers/etc.A thing is real if it has some effect on something else that is real. Bootstrap this with anything you feel like.
~~ Paul
??? Out of what context?
For example in optics there are real and virtual images.Out of the context of a sentence, or a paragraph, or a chapter, or a book etc...
So to you in one context "real" means "tastes slightly sweet." and in another it means "a pale yellow colour"?Out of the context of a sentence, or a paragraph, or a chapter, or a book etc...
So to you in one context "real" means "tastes slightly sweet." and in another it means "a pale yellow colour"?
Yes that's snarky sarc but come on man, no one is making you respond to the OP so if you choose to do so then at least give some valid answer.
Whatever man. If you don't think such clarification would help the type of discussions we have on here so be it.I have given a valid answer... can't help it if you don't like it.
I was quite serious with that definition. I await your better definition.lol at the hoops people are jumping through in order to avoid expressing what a term means to them. Uncanny really. Especially among those who fancy themselves as skeptics/seekers/etc.
If it exists independently and has no effect on anything else, then how do we know it exists?Something is real if it independently exists, or if it is directly dependent on another thing that independently exists. So for example, a child's birthday party is real by criterion 2.
I think Saiko is looking for a metaphysical definition. In that context, it might be useful to bandy about definitions.You can't clarify 'real', it needs to be in context for it to be understood properly, because it's meaning changes depending on the other words that surround it.
All of us here use the term but though most of us know it means different things to different people we seem to just ignore that.
So, what does the term mean to you?
Perhaps it would help if you gave us the definition that you're clearly wanting/waiting for???? Out of what context?
lol at the hoops people are jumping through in order to avoid expressing what a term means to them. Uncanny really. Especially among those who fancy themselves as skeptics/seekers/etc.
I was serious.So I guess you see my question as not worthwhile. Okay.