"Men substitute words for reality and then argue about the words." - Edwin Howard Armstrong

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[–]StillLessons 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I love this quote. Many spiritual leaders have made this point, but I've not seen it so concisely described! Thanks for this.

[–]Layman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I believe this is another quote of his:

"I could never accept findings based almost exclusively on mathematics. It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so."

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Idgi. How else can we describe reality if not with words?

[–]Layman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What evidence is there reality can be described in any modality? If reality is perceived or believed to have been described, does that mean it is described? If we perceive or believe santa clause to be real (and live life as such) does that mean santa clause is real?

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/goedel-incompleteness/ (Godel incompleteness theorem)

https://www.thoughtco.com/symbolic-interaction-theory-3026633 (symbolic interactionalism)

[–]TimeFlies 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes! Everyone misses the fucking point of things because it's more important to argue about who has the right word than to consider the concept behind the word. Because they don't actually care about the concept.

[–]Layman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/07/nyregion/a-man-and-his-tower-made-radio-sing.html#:~:text=Edwin%20Howard%20Armstrong%20loved%20heights.

[–]mrgoober 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

He spelled jews wrong

[–]jumborainbow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

maybe Armstrong wasn't from the world of men.