Nonsense...philosophy reveals absurdities.
Any absolute claim that truth exists fails because it relies on its
conclusion to support its premise ('it is true that there is such a
thing as truth'). A self sustaining statement.
Any absolute claim that truth does NOT exist fails because it has the
internal contradiction - that the claim must be equally untrue. A
self-contradicting statement.
Therefore neither truth nor the non-existence of truth can prevail?
The problem is in the 'absolute'. There is also relative truth - the
idea that something can be true at a particular time or in a
particular context. There is 'best fit' - 'this theory best explains
the problem at this point.'
Subjectivity has no place in logic unless you enjoy solipcism.
The idea of truth is a useful tho' unreliable social construct.
AndrewF
On 02/10/2005, at 9:09 AM, John H. Wallace wrote:
> Philosophy generally is.
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> On Oct 1, 2005, at 6:35 PM, Winsor Crosby wrote:
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>> Since there is no objective truth how can I pay any attention to what
>> you just said? Subjectively you can decide whatever you want about
>> what was said and what was truly said is not true. Absurd, isn't it?
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