Re: Conscious of the parts

From: Olie Lamb (neomorphy@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Sep 03 2006 - 22:32:46 MDT


On 8/31/06, Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tennessee@tennessee.id.au> wrote:
>
> Olie Lamb wrote:
> >> Olie Lamb wrote:
> >> > One can't *just* need something; one
> >> > must need something /for/ something.
> >>
> > Can you please provide a single counterexample?

I need love. (or, I need to feel loved)
>
I would not say, "I need love in order to exist". I would say that given
> my existence, I need love.

OK, I mostly-concede. I'm certainly not going to try and debate you on that
one.

I would have thunk that it would be more accurate to say "I need to feel
loved in order to massage my ego, which makes me happy, and I like to feel
happy," but I'll just leave it there.

Cheers,

-- Olie



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