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Originally Posted by peacegirl
Definitions can be useful to serve one's purpose but that does not mean the definition itself reflects reality in any way.
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The purpose of definitions is to assure that we are talking about the same thing. Your 'we have no free will, whatever the definition' shows you have not even understood this simple fact.
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Originally Posted by peacegirl
Definitions mean absolutely nothing where reality is
concerned. Regardless of what words I use to describe the sun;
regardless of how much there is I don’t know about this ball of fire
does not negate the fact that it is a part of the real world.
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Your mindset is set in the stone of your oracle.
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Originally Posted by peacegirl
You won't know who is right if you don't hear the explanation. How can you?
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You won't understand anything as long as you do not see what the function of definitions is, and how they relate to reality. Your father's remark 'Definitions mean absolutely nothing where reality is concerned.' is BS. Yes, definitions are not reality, but they have a relationship with reality. How else could we ever talk about reality??