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[suspectclass]

Sarah: i'm writing about the devil yea man!
Connie: well, you know, the devil is empty of inherent existence. so says the buddha
Sarah: sweet! my paper is done! Buddha says this class is meaningless. the end.
Connie: not meaningless. it has meaning, just no inherent existence
Connie: THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN EMPTINESS AND NIHILISM!

What good is philosophy if it doesn't get me out of my paper?

Comments

[jabberwocki.livejournal.com]

unfortunately, i am sad to inform you that your paper is empty of inherent existence with out you, lovely lady.

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

well apparently it exists conventionally, as do i. It only exists nominally though, as i only have a little over a paragraph.

[gyag-mangpo.livejournal.com]

< philosophy snob > actually, conventional and nominal existence are the same thing. BUT, you will be happy to know that the paper that exists in your head is just as real as the paper that will exist when you are finished writing.

actually, maybe that's not something that will make you happy. i mean, if your finished paper is no more real than the paper that's in your head, then you aren't really accomplishing anything by writing it, are you?

it's like the buddha said: it's all about the twelvefold interdependent origination, man.
(okay, so those weren't his exact words, but that's what he meant.)

annnnnd this is only amusing to me.

< / philosophy snob >

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

I think the snobbiest part of all of your comments is the part where you assume I'm not entertained.

If I couldn't follow you, I'd have gotten bored and wandered off a long time ago.