Ideas – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

“People need to stop accepting the evidence of reality, and start questioning it.” Lionel Suggs

Ideas

Ideas,
we all have them,
but are they true?
More importantly,
Do they need to be true or, 
do they need to be real?
I prefer them to be real
because, if they're true,
well, are they true or are 
they your truth against mine?
But if they're real,
well, then they're true,
true for me,
not empirically true,
or philosophically narrow,
just understood,
that's the beauty,
the mystery of it all,
and that's how I like it.


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19 Comments

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19 responses to “Ideas – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

  1. Interesting thoughts, Paul! I fully agree. Best wishes for a beautiful weekend! xx Michael

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  2. There’s slot of true going on around here I wish was not real

    Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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  3. love your thoughts so true Paul
    👏
    “not empirically true,
    or philosophically narrow,
    just understood,
    that’s the beauty,
    the mystery of it all,”

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  4. I should have added….. to you.. lol

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  5. Amy

    Beautiful thoughts and words, Paul.

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  6. It is as real as we choose to believe and it’s conflicting because every being manifests their own beliefs. Truth goes beyond belief and is more real than we choose to believe.

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  7. lync56

    Great poem – a challenge to the mind

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