Is it possible
for an utterance--
whether question,
statement, response
or whatever--
to occur outside of
some context or situation?
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No. Utterances are (to the best of our present knowledge) only made by finite living beings. It is not possible for a finite living beings to be beyond context or situation. And even if the unconditioned actually "exists", "it" would have no need for utterance outside of a context or situation. Of course, I have no idea if any of the above is true or right, but it's fun to talk to you.
ReplyDeleteI agree, John, with your response( and that it's fun to talk). My question was prompted by a friend's assertion that there are infinite possible responses to any question. I think I irked her a bit by bringing up context/situation.
ReplyDeleteI threw the question out there to see if anyone might change my mind.
Is context itself an occurrence, or a recurrence?
ReplyDeleteI think of [a] sound a asound. Each without a prompt or postlude.
Consciousness makes the dots or lines appear to touch.
"Consciousness makes the dots or lines appear to touch." I think that's right, Sheila.
ReplyDeleteI wonder all the time, though, about the sliding frames one is inside of--and often leaving--that are outside one's ken.
We're not just inside what we know. You know?
We're inside and outside of stuff all of the time. And that's kind of a determining thing. At least I think so.