RE: Seeing Other Points of View RE: War

[Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Friday, September 14, 2001 4:02 AM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: RE: Seeing Other Points of View RE: War

> >The killing itself is not a "point of view", but they are the
> >consequences of a point of view: the terrorists' POV that the US is
> >evil and must be destroyed.
> >
> >There is always an "other point of view", John. You may not share it,
> >but it is there. Learn to live with it.
> 
> Its not another "point of view."  The nation that the US is evil and
> must be destroyed is simply wrong.   Its as wrong as believing that the
> grass is red, that the Earth is flat, or that 2 + 2 = 5.  
> 
> There is nothing to "understand", as the US has done nothing wrong.

It is a "point of view" if someone can disagree with it. I think it is fair
to assume that someone like Ossama bin Laden disagrees with you when you say
"the US is not evil", which makes your statement a point of view, not a
fact. Likewise, your statement "the US has done nothing wrong" is a POV, not
a fact, because someone (me) disagrees with it.


Things like "grass is green" and "the Earth is flat" can be (dis)proven by
science (although I can imagine there is some species of grass out there
that has a reddish colour). The statement "the US is evil" and "the US has
done nothing wrong" can not be (dis)proven by science.


Jeroen

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