If we do not objectify, and feel instinctively and permanently that words are not the things spoken about, then we could not speak abouth such meaningless subjects as the 'beginning' or the 'end' of time. But, if we are semantically disturbed and objectify, then, of course, since objects have a beginning and an end, so also would 'time' have a 'beggining' and an 'end'. In such pathological fancies the universe must have a 'beginning in time' and so must have been made., and all of our old anthropomorphic and objectified mythologies follow, including the older theories of entropy in physics. But, if 'time' is only a human form of representation and not an object, the universe has no 'beginning in time' and no 'end in time'; in other words, the universe is 'time'-less. The moment we realize, feel permanently, and utilize these realizations and feelings that words are not things, then only do we acquire the semantic freedom to use different forms of representation. We can fit better their structure to the facts at hand, become better adjusted to these facts which are not words, and so evaluate properly m.o (multi-ordinal) realities, which evaluation is important for sanity. Alfred Korzybski
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The philosopher, Bertrand Russell wrote, "If A is the whole of reality, then nothing can be the whole of reality. For what is there but A? But if there are two substances, A and not-A, then some definite portion of reality must be the whole of reality. If there are three substances, A, B and not-A, then some definite portion of reality must be the whole of reality. And so on ad infinitum." He was describing a situation where you have two parts that are made up of the same parts.

Something that is made up of parts has to be less than the sum of its parts. Whereas something that is made up of equal parts will be greater than the sum of its parts. If you take one part away from a whole it reduces that particular part in size and by doing so reduces the whole.

However if you take two parts away from a whole it does not reduce one part in size and so does not reduce the whole itself but instead increases both parts and so increases the whole and therefore increases the amount of reality contained in it. You cannot take something away from a whole without reducing both parts. To create this mani we use: Keely Deep Blue - Soft Shades (Darker Blue) Celestial white (aka Celestial blue) Celestial Black Black Cherry (aka Celestial purple) Burnt Yellows (aka Celestial Orange) White (aka Celestial Yellow) Red Violet (aka Celestial pink) Fuchsia (aka Celestial Purple) Flame Red (aka Celestial Pink) Violet Lavender (aka Celestial Purple)

Source: Science And Sanity: An Introduction To Nonaristotelian Systems And General Semantics

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