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bill wolfe's avatar

I guess this is an adequate description of "reality" if one accepts the passive notion that there is no human agency, "reality" is totally subjective, and there is no possibility of changing reality.

"If that's all there is then let's keep dancing" (Peggy Lee, 1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCRZZC-DH7M

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Jeano's avatar

But I would say that if reality is all subjective then changing it is merely a matter of dealing with your subjective self, and changing that. As some king said in some movie, surely madam, where the heart goes, the body has a right to follow. He of course meant nooky, but how about if he or I or you meant peace? Perhaps our bodies would be more peaceful if our hearts were.

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bill wolfe's avatar

I guess you missed my point, which was the opposite of changing individual hearts. For example, you want clean water? Then you need to understand and get involved in work like this (which I do every day):

https://bwolfe.substack.com/p/drbc-abandonment-of-adopting-water

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Jeano's avatar

No, I agree with that. It’s just been my experience that external change comes more easily and quickly when it follows internal change—in other words, I don’t get in my own way so much. But I agree with you. Action is absolutely necessary to change things.

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bill wolfe's avatar

It's called Nihilism

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