< 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.)
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Date: 2005-04-04 01:31 am (UTC)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.
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