Now, when we say of any occurrence that it is 'physical', w… - John William Dunne

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Now, when we say of any occurrence that it is 'physical', we mean thereby that it is potentially describable in physical terms. (Otherwise the expression would be wholly meaningless.) So it is perfectly correct, to state that, in every happening with which our sensory nerves are associated, we find, after we have abstracted therefrom every known or imaginable physical component, certain categorically nonphysical residua.

John William Dunne

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About John William Dunne

John William Dunne FRAeS (2 December 1875 – 24 August 1949) was a British aeronautical engineer, philosopher and author. In the early 20th century, he developed the first stable aircraft, many of a characteristic tailless swept-wing design. He later became known as a philosopher through his theory of serialism, on the nature of time and consciousness.

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Alternative Names: J. W. Dunne • J.W. Dunne • Ian Dunne

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But the facts are unquestioned. The aeroplane does do these things, and if the theory does not give warranty for the practice, then it is the theory which is wrong.

We have now arrived within introductory range of that very meek-spirited creature known to modern science as the "Observer". It is a permanent obstacle in the path of our search for external reality that we can never entirely get rid of this individual. Picture the universe how we may, the picture remains of our making.

We must live before we can attain to either intelligence or control at all. We must sleep if we are not to find ourselves, at death, helplessly strange to the new conditions. And we must die before we can hope to advance to a broader understanding.

Now, when we say of any occurrence that it is 'physical', we mean thereby that it is potentially describable in physical terms. (Otherwise the expres… - John William Dunne

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