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Originally Posted by theburningbush I dont think so.
Things are special irregardless of humanity, humanity does however, have its own framework for reality which is relative only to humanity. |
hmmmm....
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Originally Posted by you social perception of reality matters and indivduals who can impact that perception. Individual perception doesnt matter, save to the individual, and perhaps the individuals immediate hemisphere. |
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Originally Posted by me it's subjective to that persons view of their life and how they relate it to the world...look at the various psychological breakdowns...a man believes he's jesus, in his reality he is jesus, but those living in practical reality will generally not believe he's jesus...why? |
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what makes something special, does something without consciousness have an ability to comprehend reality or a sense of speciality, who defines these terms, does an animal know it's special, a cloud, a tree, any non sentient organism, despite a capability for intelligence comprehend these terms?
if there's no humanity, how would anything non human know what special is; did special exist before humanity gave it a sound and then meaning for the sound, resulting in a word...does the earth have the capability to view itself as special, is the planet earth a conscious intelligence with a sense of self?
that may work for an animist, shaman or any other sort of earth power person...but for them, a rock is more than just a rock, trees speak, clouds bear messages from gods, the earth is more than just a planet capable of supporting life, and with various magics, they do alter personal reality and believe they can alter external reality, using the various forces of the natural world...but most call that line of belief silly, even if it works for the believers...