09-15-2011, 12:01 AM
Ravenmoon wrote:Gonzo, I'm saying consider realities outside the ones you already know. To do this one has to first look at themselves and their reactions and wonder why they have such reactions and consider what other options are there.Which realities do you presume I've not explored? I suspect I have looked at many more aspects of my own reactions and considered many more options than have you. But that's just comparing inventories. Perhaps what is more relevant is what has been learned.
Ravenmoon wrote:You say I missed the point entirely....in a way you are right, because I was not trying to follow up on the meaning of the phrase. I was not trying to see Shakespeare point...which is why I said there is more then one way to view things. Explaining why brevity is the soul of wit...one can do that, or one can use their attention in other ways.True. One can use their attention in other ways, however, the purpose of that discussion was not a matter of attention, but a matter of definition.
Ravenmoon wrote:You say I missed the point entirely....in a way you are right, because I was not trying to follow up on the meaning of the phrase. I was not trying to see Shakespeare point...which is why I said there is more then one way to view things. Explaining why brevity is the soul of wit...one can do that, or one can use their attention in other ways.True. One can use their attention in other ways, however, the purpose of that discussion was not a matter of attention, but a matter of definition.