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Article #14410Re: True Philosophers and Thought
From: herbzet
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:08
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:08
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YWH wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:23:53 -0400, herbzet <herbzet@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >PD wrote: > >> On Apr 24, 6:35 pm, foolsrushin <dolomi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > On 25 Apr, 00:22, Lester Zick <dontbot...@nowhere.net> wrote: > >> > > >> > > On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:12:22 -0700 (PDT), PD > >> > > <TheDraperFam...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> Obviously you've already taken a vow of consummate ignorance. Anyone > >> > > >> can say anything publicly without making it true. > >> > > >That's certainly correct. However, the point of using words in the > >> > > >first place is not to establish the truth of the purported meaning of > >> > > >those words, but to communicate. > >> > > To communicate what? Science prefers truth. > >> > > ~v~~ > >> > > >> > Contractual obligations, poems, plays, inductive infallibility? Can > >> > the latter be communicated unambigously? Wittgenstein retreated to > >> > language games, and rightly, Russell thought them silly. > >> > >> Lester has certainly proferred himself toward the perception that he > >> doesn't really care one way or the other. His wee game is to cycle > >> through a two line script: > >> 1 Prove what you say. > >> 2. Nope, you haven't proven it. [Go back to 1] > > > >Nailed it. > > > >When asked to prove what _he_ says, his response is also simple: > >1. Obfuscate. > >2. Go to 1. > > > >Glad I've kill-filed him. > > Thou shalt have no other god before me. Obviously Lester prefers > truth. But you really need to explain your understanding of truth > which Lester obfuscates and you don't. Otherwise despite your faith > we're forced to conclude that the only significant difference between > you and Uncle Al is that Al is polite. > > YWH > > Thou shalt kill file all others before me. Your hoof-print is unmistakeable, Lester. <plonk> -- hz
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