>>They are in a relationship that cannot
>>be separated into two parts. You cannot have the foreground
>>without the background. Pointing to a corpse and pointing to
>a
>>living body is identifying the same process at varied states
>>of itself.
>
>You're correct that an "opposite" situation can't exist
>without two counterparts. "Opposite" by definition requires
>two values at either end of a scale.
>

Stick with this thought. You said "at two ends of a scale".

The point I am making is that there is only one state, one "Scale" and we observe varying states of it, but ultimately, it is the same and one thing, that is inseparable.

>
>Again, opposites are opposites. They can't exist without each
>other. It doesn't stop them being opposites. You're
>intentionally misconstruing a very simple concept to try and
>make yourself feel like you've made a discovery.

Ugh. Please stop with the psycho analysis. I have spared you from that torment and I treat you with a level of respect not to do that. If I did that, I could insult you as well. It's a primitive form of communication, I will not lower myself to that level.

I am interested in ideas and exploring them. I have no personal interest in exercising the ego. I had a thought which I think is interesting and I wanted to share out of sheer excitement. The fact that out think I did it in order to support a discovery is more telling of how you view yourself and the world, not me.

Look how much time we are wasting just working through the ego. Let's stick with the ideas and leave the personal stuff out of it please. If you are incapable of that, I can simply ignore you because I will not engage in primitive forms of communication.


>
>Invoking the jellyfish was just me having a joke, you don't
>need to get too hung up on those bits, son.
>

I am not your son. :)

>I think your main problem is in separating individual units
>with the overall. If you look at the whole universe then
>obviously life and death both exist because my state of being
>has no impact on yours. If you look at an *individual*, the
>only measure of life that matters, obviously only one state
>can exist at a time.
>
>Because they're opposites.

I don't have a problem. I am communicating an idea to expand my horizons. Personally, I do not see opposites, it's fine with me that you do. All I wanted to illustrate is that it's the same thing expressing itself at various states of itself.