Alas, I can’t cram a full understanding of the world into just a few short sentences, and the moment I say anything at all I necessarily say something wrong.
Yes, what I present above emphasizes a particular aspect of our existence. As you say, how I feel about things and how I want things to be are real processes in the universe that have downstream effects. It’s also true I can’t make a cake appear before me by closing my eyes and wishing really hard that I had a cake.
Alas, I can’t cram a full understanding of the world into just a few short sentences, and the moment I say anything at all I necessarily say something wrong.
Yes, what I present above emphasizes a particular aspect of our existence. As you say, how I feel about things and how I want things to be are real processes in the universe that have downstream effects. It’s also true I can’t make a cake appear before me by closing my eyes and wishing really hard that I had a cake.