But take the crows that figure things out that are of interest to crows--like fishing a grub floating on water in a tube, but below the level the crow can reach with it's beak... The crow, in this situation, picked up pebbles and dropped them into the tube--raising the water level until the grub was close enough to grab. — Bitter Crank
Disagree. There is living in accordance to reality and there is not living in accordance with reality. Mystics don't live in accordance to reality. They want to live in a way that is impossible. They want to live based on what they feel. Not based on the facts. They want to avoid reality and pretend in a fantasy. You can't pursue life if what you value is life if you are mystical. If you value death then by all means be mystical because death goes hand and hand with mysticism. — AppLeo
↪AppLeo Evidently, not everyone needs "the facts" to live life and prosper. — S
Obviously you need some facts, — S
but mysticism isn't all or nothing. — S
Maybe you just don't understand what mysticism is, and that's what explains why you're making these suggestions which sound absurd. Mysticism wouldn't necessarily prevent one from finding satisfaction, attaining life goals, being a good person, and that sort of thing. — S
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