seems you are the one asking for answers between the distinction of truth and belief some argue that there is none.
some argue that that is all there is.....distinction between the two.. which are you depend on what you think an we know what cha think dear platt...oh....we know what cha think... unlesss of course you have something differrent or us today... harrrr -the concealed comquat ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 8:37:34 AM Subject: Re: [MD] What does Pirsig mean by metaphysics? On 2 Feb 2010 at 15:44, X Acto wrote: > Platt, > If you take any statement as "true" then yes. > but the conversation is about meaning > > not "Truth" .. I get your meaning, but is what you state true? > by your logic any statement of truth is true > > What you are doing is taking a particular meaning of the term > as a logical absolute in a rhetorical manner to persuade others > of your point of view.. Are you asserting that statement to be true? > if all statements regarding truth are taken to be true > > it makes a plurality of absolutes....a fine illustration > of relative, contextual meaning. whether you realize it or not. Do you believe that is also true? Seems to me you are making a lot of statements that you want us to believe are true. Isn't that the truth? Or are you asking us not to believe you? Platt > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 12:49:17 PM > Subject: Re: [MD] What does Pirsig mean by metaphysics? > > On 2 Feb 2010 at 12:18, Arlo Bensinger wrote: > > > And this is why Pirsig > > acknowledges that had Socrates NOT said "all this > > is just an analogy", "he wouldn't have been telling the "Truth."" (ZMM). > > Accordingly, "All this is just an analogy" is an absolute truth proclaiming > its own universality. Once admitted as "Truth" (with a capital "T") the > entire edifice of relativity is overthrown. 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/ 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/
