Re: The Goldfish and the Bowl - A Study in the Nature of Modern Reality
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Re: The Goldfish and the Bowl - A Study in the Nature of Modern Reality         

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Meldon
Date: Dec 24, 2007 20:01

What on earth could possibly motivate you to respond with such a revolting
and hate filled post?

"Darling Regan" winterwonderland.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21da33d77eeb64aa989875@free.teranews.net...
> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:01:56 -0500, Meldon meldon.com> of soc.men
> gushed...
>> The goldfish has no understanding of anything outside the bowl although
>> it
>> can be affected by it. It can not understand and is not aware of the
>> nature
>> of the bowl nor what is outside the bowl.
>>
>> If a goldfish became aware of what is inside the bowl, the bowl itself
>> and
>> finally that which is outside the bowl, it may be concerned about the
>> reality outside the bowl since what occurs outside the bowl can affect
>> what
>> is inside the bowl. To the goldfish the bowl would represent a prison
>> from
>> which is restricted from affecting things outside the bowl. The goldfish
>> would come to resent the bowl despite of the bowl providing its continued
>> existence. Breaking the bowl in a futile attempt to escape would only
>> leave
>> the goldfish stranded in air.
>>
>> If the goldfish becomes aware of a problem isolated inside the bowl it is
>> unable to affect change.
>>
>> The aware goldfish is faced with a choice of accepting the bowl in order
>> to
>> live and accept what surrounds the bowl whether or not those surroundings
>> are benevolent, malevolent or benign as they pertain in relation to both
>> the
>> goldfish and the bowl or it chooses to escape the bowl which also results
>> in
>> demise.
>>
>> If a problem arises inside or outside the bowl, it has only one of two
>> choices, remain until its demise, or escape to its demise. Either way,
>> the
>> goldfish is doomed.
>
> Oh my. Nothing quite like the cheery, optimistic blatherings of Meldon to
> chase away the
> winter blues.
>
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