There is an anecdote that Samuel Johnson, the British Writer, Was asked how he would refute Bishop Berkeley's statement that the world was an illusion.
"I refute it thus!" he said, and kicked a large rock.
Some people think he was right, some think he was wrong, and some don't think about it at all.
I've been thinking about it.
It's all because yesterday was world philosophy day and the BBC was kind enough to put up an article on:
Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt
What both Johnson and Berkeley were concerned with is the nature of reality. Perhaps Johnson's answer showed a profound understanding of the nature of reality, on the other hand, perhaps it showed a profound ignorance. It could have shown a profound frustration, because what we are talking about here is metaphysics, which means we are dealing with beliefs, with faith-scientific proof is lacking.
Some people consider this existence like the caverns of Socrates, for a more modern example the matrix, basically the reality of perceptions. We can only perceive reality through our senses, we gauge reality by what we perceive, by what our senses tell us, and by what we make of those perceptions.
Sometimes, when I have a particularly bad shift, I'll stand outside the gates of the prison, look up at the sky and think to myself "Is this another Cavern of Socrates?"
Then I'll go and kick a rock.
Day 2:
Current weight: 228lbs (probably due to water loss and empty stomach)
Workout
- Squats 5x5 @ 185lbs
- Dips 5x5 @ BW 230lbs
- Dead lifts (Romanian) 5x5 185lbs
- Pull Downs 5x5 @ 140
- Military Press 5x8 @ 80lbs
- No running today my shins hurt like hell
- Breakfast: Slimfast optima 200 cal
- Snack: Lean pockets 250 cal
- Lunch: Slimfast optima 200 cal
- Dinner: Salisbury steak 3 pieces, 2 cups broccoli. 800 cal
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