The statement, “I hate owls,” begs the question: what do you mean by hate? Because when you are dealing with fundamental reality and you pose a statement, you have to understand that the reality of the concepts of your statement, when you’re digging that deep, are just as possible as what you’re posing!
You know, some people say to me, what do you — do you believe in God?
What do you mean do? What do you mean you? What do you mean believe? What do you mean God? And you say, as the questioner: “Well, we already know what all those things mean, except belief and God.”
And I think: No!
If we’re going to get down to the fundamental brass tacks, we don’t really know what any of those things mean.
The statement, “I hate owls,” begs the question: what do you mean by hate? Because when you are dealing with fundamental reality and you pose a statement, you have to understand that the reality of the concepts of your statement, when you’re digging that deep, are just as possible as what you’re posing!
You know, some people say to me, what do you — do you believe in God?
What do you mean do? What do you mean you? What do you mean believe? What do you mean God? And you say, as the questioner: “Well, we already know what all those things mean, except belief and God.”
And I think: No!
If we’re going to get down to the fundamental brass tacks, we don’t really know what any of those things mean.