'For the person or persons that hold dominion, can no more combine with the keeping up of majesty the running with harlots drunk or naked about the streets, or the performances of a stage player, or the open violation or contempt of laws passed by themselves than they can combine existence with non-existence'.

- Benedict de Spinoza. Political Treatise. 1677.




Wednesday, December 30, 2009

on certainty 209


209.  The existence of the earth is rather part of the whole picture which forms the starting point of belief for me.



who’s to say what the starting point of belief is?

it could be anything

yes – you can imagine you have the whole picture –

and give the existence of the earth –

a mention –

if that suits your purpose


© greg t.charlton. 2009.