On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 20:56:22 -0400, Philip Thrift
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wrote:

>On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 07:57:55 -0400, Amadeus Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Better to equally regard various schematics and type of models
>>and methods to explain the world as equaly valid reality.
>
>All of these are artificial (some are just more *useful* than
>others) but none are reality. At least this is the philosophy of Zen
>("Understanding Zen", Radcliff).

I subscribe to the first part ("all artificial").
Provided you regard *all* ways of perceptuation of the world as beeing
made
throu a "artificial" model.

Second part "but none are reality":
Ok, as well, but then no model or way of understanding the world "is"
reality. Or all can be regarded as "the" reality with equal right.
Or comparable warranty.

Lovely Zen

Amadeus