sen,
:"The observation that every truth is imbedded in a culture and context
and derives from it -- which is called relativism or common sense --
does not mean that everything embedded in a culture and context is
true." that would be becuase the observation is inaccurate under the
grammiatical construct you present.
i would offer by way of seeking some common ground:
"the observation that truth embeds in a culture, becuase the cultre itself at
any second is a mix of perceived truth and percevied environment in which to
manifest and apply that truth, does not mean that the perceptions are valid or
the application fitting."
:"The idea that epistemological relativism must somehow equate to
amorality is bad logic at a very elementary level." we compleatly and totallly
agree. we compleatly and totalllyl agree.
:"In each context there are still choices to be made, things
that are -- so far as we can imperfectly judge -- true, and also
things that are false."
and there is a Cite from the beloved Guardian in ruhi 5---which is aimed at
people who matter, that says directly this. so yeah...we agree.
:"the supposition that people's identities are given to them by
their birth rather than made by them in life, is a prime example of tribal
identity being imposed by outside pressure rather than by inward evolution. yes.
so we agree.
:"(even
though the concept of Jewish tribal identity in the Old Testament
might not be false --"
ok. a place where i hear the Bab and derrida agreeing complearly is that swe
have no way at alllll , at allll, of actually interpreting what "Jewish tribal
identity" meant to lot, rahab, or king David. we can only >approach< what the
Centre says is the meaning of what the Twins Said about the significance.
:"When one applies false
things, bad things happen." tautology.
in context i would say that when a system insists on applying outside pressure,
whether that sustem calls itself naploean iii or rwanadan culture, it will be,
if i may nelogise, "extincted" by its actions, which are then fitting, and
thereore tautologicvally "good".
:"Nevertheless, he does not say it was wrong, just that he came
out of this experience with something resolved. "
yeah.
:"I think he recognised
then that the old religious truths were no longer working in the
modern world, and he decided then to make a new religious truth for
the world."
i would rather strongly disagree with that assessment.
ian,
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