Is diving undived a dive?
No?
Here it appears that there is a balance between diving
and undiving, leading us to the conclusion that of
course, one positive and one negative equals zero,
which, although it might not be an undive, certainly isn't
a dive. But we must consider, what if action were more
important than negation? What if every action, from
some standpoint, were immortal, and with immortal
value? What if our entire future depended on a delicate
balance of actions along the right path, a path that could
not be taken without action? Maybe the only reason to
believe that it isn't a dive is to leave the question of
meaning up in the air, to allow for a variety of
perspectives.
What it really comes down to, in practical terms, is the
question of whether the past is real. Maybe it is up to the
diver to decide for him or herself if the dive was really a
dive. And others make their decisions based on whether
the diver has authority, or if the situation was ideal, or
only if certain tangibles were present. Can it be decided
once we are sure that it was in fact a dive? Perhaps an
absolute Dive could not be undone. But perhaps there is
also a way to Undo absolutely. In the human world it
makes more sense to decide that it is a common-sense
question. But once having made that decision, the
question remains obscure and puzzling. There are
several definite perspectives, none of which yields a firm
solution. It seems to have a lot to do with the quality of
the experience, or the looseness of the standards of
judgment in question.
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