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Truth?
>At 11:15 2/10/97 -0700, Jim wrote:
>>Ajit writes: >Since all the claims to "truth" are arbitrary, <
>>
>>Ajit, why should anyone believe this sweeping statement? that is, why is it
>>true?
>>(Since it is a premise for the rest of the comment, its falsity undermines
>>the rest.)
>>
>>If it's not true, I wonder why you found it worthwhile to state this
>>non-fact. Does it serve your self-interest? does it fit with your cultural,
>>ethnic, and/or gender-based biases? does it reflect subconscious neuroses?
>>is it simply hot air?
>
>>in pen-l solidarity,
>>
>>Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>__________________
>
>Very funny, but not true ;). Theoretically speaking, one can show the
>arbitrariness of all the truth claims made up till now without having to
>make any truth claims of one's own. That's all I have been saying. Cheers,
>ajit sinha
>
>
- Thread context:
- Re: Physicists Take Philosophers to Task in Paris (N.Y. Times), (continued)
- Truth?,
Ajit Sinha Sun 05 Oct 1997, 08:46 GMT
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Truth?,
zarembka Sun 05 Oct 1997, 16:37 GMT
- Re: Truth?,
Ajit Sinha Tue 07 Oct 1997, 09:04 GMT
- Re: Truth?,
zarembka Tue 07 Oct 1997, 16:15 GMT
- Re: Truth?,
Bill Burgess Tue 07 Oct 1997, 21:38 GMT
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