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Article #14411Re: True Philosophers and Thought
From: YWH
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:24
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:24
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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.
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