Quoting Heather Perella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > [Platt] > > Self-contradiction doesn't bother you. It bothers > > me. Anything irrational > > in a philosophical discussion bothers me. > > > Do you think you can wipe irrationality off the > face of the earth?
No. > How do you handle 'things' that > bother you? What is your effort in these situations? I try to change things so they don't bother me anymore. Sometimes it's simply a change in attitude. > [Ian] > > > Why do we always have to get stuck on this > > beautiful (real, cyclical) > > > truth ? The sort of Quine the world thrives and > > evolves on, as opposed > > > to the kind of logic that kills it. > > [Platt] > > Logic kills the world? For your sake I hope your > > doctor disagrees. > > > Platt, might it be that due to the world MUST be > this or that to you, therefore "Logic" can have ONLY > one definition? Ian is saying, "kind of logic". Logic can have several definitions. Wikipedia lists 8. > [Ian] > > > You are right SA to say it is meaningless to > > debate it. > > [Platt] > > An illogical debate is meaningless and pointless. > > Due to me being involved, Ian, with my name noted > above, this is why I also wanted to apply my input to > this discussion. So, anyways, Platt, what is an > illogical debate? Is an illogical debate real or > illusionary? An illogical debate is one that is nonsensical, like debating how many angels can sit on the head of a pin. Illogical debates can be real or illusory depending on context. Thanks. Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
