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Originally Posted by MorganGrayson
*writer tip toeing into the fray*
You all have excellent points, but I believe I'm siding with sarettah on this one. Why? I put the reasons in bold. The verb you used. You "made" a decision. An action. You even referred to the actual dieting as "subsequent actions." Not *the* action, another action. There is quite a point to actions being only in the physical world, but I think it's too narrow a definition.
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You did a good job of identifying the crux of the problem: "There is quite a point to actions being only in the physical world, but I think it's too narrow a definition."
I think the distinction between mental and physical is of the utmost importance.
Deciding I need to lose weight is a mental process. Medically, I have a doctor who tells me that every time I see him, so the decision is based on scientific fact.
I accept the suggestion of the doctor. It is true that I need to lose weight.
It is very true that the logical next step is to take subsequent actions to accomplish that.
But I'm a human being. What is logical is not always what I will do.
Thus, the decision means nothing without action.