[FRIAM] ...like replacing a star with it's 'sparkle'

[Prof David West]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:18:26 -0400, "Phil Henshaw" <sy at synapse9.com>
said:
> 
 
> The reason is that our minds only have the ability to take in and send
> out information.  That's better than nothing, but because our minds
> can't take in and send out the physical things of the world, nature's
> complex physical designs are naturally hidden from our awareness.   The
> physical world is naturally 'dark matter' for us, and carefully
> discovering and tracing threads of connection in that 'void' located
> beyond our information and our imagination, is our only way of patiently
> building a picture of what expanse of things are there.
> 

As a fan of good prose/poetry I find the above nicely written.  As a
"practicing mystic" I strongly disagree with its content.  The
definition of information and "physical things" seem far too narrow.
The paragraph suggests a metaphysics based on the wrong metaphors -
especially the dualism of mind and out-there.

dave west