Mind the bump... Quote:
Originally Posted by to_hobbes  Quote:
Originally Posted by Og These things, however, don't have intrinsic identity. They are composed entirely of things that are "not it"... They only have identity due to the organization of their components and how they interact with our perception of the world they reside in. | Yes, but I would argue that this is no different than any other form of matter which we are only able to observe because of a large structure of components: the structure of atoms. Atoms do not have any intrinsic identity either. | From what I understand from this then is that objects we perceive (see, feel, taste) are organized by our mind and are given an identity by our mind. Matter then (from my interpretation of things) is mind-dependent.
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