Positive Liberty

It’s obvious that discussing metaphysical ideas is complex. And that’s how I came up with the brilliant title of this particular post, with some help from the Department of Redundancy Department.

But seriously, as I’ve tried to share some of my Deep Thoughts, I’ve run into people misunderstanding, more so than disagreeing with me.

Commenter Greyson had something to say about this in response to my last post, and it was so well-put, that I wanted to elevate here to where more folks would more likely see it.

I’m afraid what you’re encountering with your commenters is sort of the overarching problem of metaphysical discourse: the poverty of language. Issues that deal with the purpose or properties of life itself are so complex for our minds that even if you are one of the lucky few that manages to order them in a coherent, to say nothing about correct, manner within your own mind, it is an almost equally improbable task to succinctly express them to another mind (and even more improbable to the masses, or at least a larger number of minds.) Of course this task is only made harder in the cold, impersonal world that is the blogosphere (even this warm friendly corner isn’t close to ideal.)

Well, this corner is indeed “warm and friendly,” and I’ve appreciated the feedback I’ve received. I’ve learned and expanded my thinking as a result.

Jason, thanks for providing PositiveLiberty.com.

Oh, and Hardball delenda est.

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