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Comment author: Jef_Allbright 23 October 2008 12:28:57AM -1 points [-]

Mathew C: "And the biggest threat, of course, is the truth that the self is not fundamentally *real*. When that is clearly seen, the gig is up."

Spot on. That is by far the biggest impasse I have faced anytime I try to convey a meta-ethics denying the very existence of the "singularity of self" in favor of the self of agency over increasing context. I usually to downplay this aspect until after someone has expressed a practical level of interest, but it's right there out front for those who can see it.

Thanks. Nice to be heard...

Based on the disproportionate reaction from our host, I'm going to sit quietly now.