Posted by alexandra_k on November 18, 2004, at 18:35:49
In reply to Re: What is TRUTH? » alexandra_k, posted by Shortelise on November 18, 2004, at 18:02:28
> the truth that most concerns me is the sort that affects my heart. And that is subjective.
If I say I love my husband, and insist it is true, than you will ask what love is, and so it comes to what love is to me, and if accordning to that truth, that I love my husband or not is true or false.Sure, I think I agree with you there.
> Try to sort out historical fact - that is, truths. It's impossible. Even eye witnesses disagree, and history is all about human percetion - what we have perceived at points in history.
Yes, though there are objective facts of the matter that may be inaccessible to us as mere finite human beings.
> But again, I can't really discuss any of this intelligently.I think you are discussing this pretty intelligently.
>I can fix your toaster, I can make you a dress, I can get more in the trunk of a car than anyone else I know. I can stop a baby from crying. I can organize a party, make the food, serve it, and leave breakfast in the fridge for morning.
I can't do any of that stuff.
I am sorry, I don't mean to make you feel like you can't discuss this kind of stuff intelligently. I reckon you are and you can.The only difference is that I have done courses on this stuff where we think about what people have written, and we look at what they have said critically trying to find counter-examples to refute their claims. That is something that anybody could do if they really wanted to.
Peoples pretheorietical intuitions are interesting to me. So many philosophers write on what the 'common man' believes but to the best of my knowledge they have never done a survey.
I respect your thoughts and opinions.
But I do tend to kill these kinds of discussions. I am sorry.
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