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Your comments always make me chuckle, Chris! I should just note that there is no suggestion that our bodies don't exist, nor that the pain we feel doesn't exist. But HOW the body and pain exists is the thing. We don't tend to think of our bodies as dependent, to varying extents on our minds, but all the body dysmorphia in this world (eg.…
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Your comments always make me chuckle, Chris! I should just note that there is no suggestion that our bodies don't exist, nor that the pain we feel doesn't exist. But HOW the body and pain exists is the thing. We don't tend to think of our bodies as dependent, to varying extents on our minds, but all the body dysmorphia in this world (eg. slim women believing they are overweight) shows how this is indeed true.