Hello David, The word 'truth' does not interest me. I prefer to think of objects of knowledge as hypothetical. Once one accepts the MoQ's fundamental truth that the world is nothing but Value, then 'expanded rationality' occurs when an individual transforms the natural tendency to reify self and world into the natural tendency to hold all static patterns of value to be hypothetical (supposed but not neccesarily real or true.) Understanding static (patterned) value as hypothetical acknowledges the incompleteness of what we know and makes room for additional inquiry with new possibilities. It certainly moves away from thinking of entities as existing inherently, and independent of consciousness.
Marsha On Aug 18, 2012, at 3:48 AM, David Harding <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Marsha, > >> "Unlike subject-object metaphysics the Metaphysics of Quality does not >> insist on a single exclusive truth. If subjects and objects are held to be >> the ultimate reality then we're permitted only one construction of things - >> that which corresponds to the 'objective' world - and all other >> constructions are unreal. But if Quality or excellence is seen as the >> ultimate reality then it becomes possible for more than one set of truths to >> exist. Then one doesn't seek the absolute Truth.' One seeks instead the >> highest quality intellectual explanation of things with the knowledge that >> if the past is any guide to the future this explanation must be taken >> provisionally; as useful until something better comes along. One can then >> examine intellectual realities the same way one examines paintings in an art >> gallery, not with an effort to find out which one is the 'real' painting, >> but simply to enjoy and keep those that are of value. There are many sets of >> intellectual reality in existence a n > d we can perceive some to have more quality than others, but that we do so > is, in part, the result of our history and current patterns of values." >> (LILA) >> >> And why I consider your opinions, as well as mine, hypothetical (supposed >> but not neccesarily real or true.) > > You are still using the word 'truth' as if it refers to some fixed ideal. > Yes you are recognising the insufficiency of such a viewpoint - but when you > shy away from using the term 'truth' you still seem to be under the > impression that all it could ever refer to is a 'single exclusivity'. But as > the quote you provide explains - truths are not to be taken as some fixed > ideal but they are to be taken as *useful* until something better comes > along. > > The key word here as I have highlighted is *useful*. Is it *useful* to tell > the victims families of the Hiroshima bombings that the bombs which killed > their loved ones were 'hypothetical'? No, in fact it is very un-empathetic > and not useful. Is it *useful* to say that the only way truth can be > interpreted is as a single exclusivity? As the quote explains - no it is > not useful and so it is not true! So please stop shying away from the word > truth and using 'hypothetical' instead as if truth has only one meaning. > Truth is provisional and taken as useful until something better comes along! > That is quite different than hypothetical. If you cannot see that then > please look at a dictionary. > > -David. > 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/md/archives.html 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/md/archives.html
