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It depends on what you mean by 'today'. Or indeed 'realities'. Even 'think' needs some qualification.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 11:09:58 AM EST
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Re: Tänään (none / 1)

"What" depends on what we mean?

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 11:12:17 AM EST
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Re: Tänään (4.00 / 2)

My acceptance of the concept that there is a today.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 11:13:25 AM EST
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Re: Tänään (4.00 / 2)

Well then, if today's an illusion why does the boredom feel so real?

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 11:20:04 AM EST
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Re: Tänään (4.00 / 4)

High-class illusion.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 12:17:53 PM EST
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Re: Tänään (none / 0)

Do I need to buy a new game console to enjoy the 3D boredom effects?

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 12:37:27 PM EST
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Re: Tänään (none / 1)

No, they come free with the ontology lessons.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 02:56:15 PM EST
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Re: Tänään (4.00 / 4)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 12:27:15 PM EST
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"You" seems to be a bit subjective too.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 11:13:45 AM EST
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I follow First Nation wisdom on this: "This is what we call today", as opposed to - "This is today."

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 11:12:19 AM EST
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