Hi dmb, On May 8, 2013, at 6:28 PM, david buchanan <[email protected]> wrote:
> dmb said: > Again, the question is only whether or not logical contradictions are bad. > > Marsha replied: > Are they? Hmmm. It depends on context. > > ”The problem lies in the fact that Western intellectual history has been > intent upon creating an understanding that is founded upon universal laws, > and, in order to create such universal laws, we have attempted to eliminate > all objects of thought to which such laws do not universal apply. This, > however, is irrational since there obviously are dynamic and holistic objects > of thought to which the laws of thought do not universally apply." > > > > dmb says: > This quote does not apply. The problem described in this quote is not > relevant to the question. The universal laws of thought are associated with > Platonism and the correspondence theory of truth. The MOQ rejects all that > and so do I. > > But the question remains and the answer is totally obvious; are logical > contradictions bad or not? Yes, of course they are. And given the context, > your contradictory use of the MOQ's key terms in a MOQ discussion group, that > particular contradiction is very, very bad. Marsha: To David Harding you wrote "logical contradictions", so I thought you were addressing the law of non-contradiction. But if not, on what basis do you find contradiction? Here is my explanation/definition: --- Static patterns of value are repetitive processes (multiple events), conditionally co-dependent, impermanent and ever-changing, that pragmatically tend to persist and change within a stable, predictable pattern. Within the MoQ, these patterns are morally categorized into a four-level, evolutionary, hierarchical structure: inorganic, biological, social and intellectual. Static quality exists in stable patterns relative to other patterns. Patterns have no independent, inherent existence. --- > This is just another case wherein you foolishly misapply quotes that you > don't understand. Does the MOQ even have objects of conception? I don't think > so. Objects ARE concepts. Marsha: Contradiction IS a concept. 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
