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chaostheory · 10-26-2007, 11:38 AM

i noticed early on someone said " death only exists because you believe in life ", and i found the statement kind of interesting.

i once heard someone say " some things are real whether you believe in them or not ", and i agree. You can choose to believe or not believe in something all you want, but your choice to disbelieve doesn't make something any less real. The terms " life and death " are simply that...words that we use to describe an event. You can choose to call these events whatever you want, but changing the names do not change the fact that both are a reality and both happen to everyone.

i also happen to believe that reality is fluid and subjective. While we all may look at an object or an event and witness that it is there, each of us is going to have a different experience with it and within it. If you sit 3 strangers at a table and set one apple on the table in front of them and all look at it and see it, but one person decides to get up and leave stating he believes the apple isn't really there...well...he can not believe in it all he wants, but his disbelief in no way changes the fact that the apple really is there.

10-26-2007, 11:38 AM	#119 (permalink)
chaostheory Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 43	forever i noticed early on someone said " death only exists because you believe in life ", and i found the statement kind of interesting. i once heard someone say " some things are real whether you believe in them or not ", and i agree. You can choose to believe or not believe in something all you want, but your choice to disbelieve doesn't make something any less real. The terms " life and death " are simply that...words that we use to describe an event. You can choose to call these events whatever you want, but changing the names do not change the fact that both are a reality and both happen to everyone. i also happen to believe that reality is fluid and subjective. While we all may look at an object or an event and witness that it is there, each of us is going to have a different experience with it and within it. If you sit 3 strangers at a table and set one apple on the table in front of them and all look at it and see it, but one person decides to get up and leave stating he believes the apple isn't really there...well...he can not believe in it all he wants, but his disbelief in no way changes the fact that the apple really is there.