Surely the answer to this should be: very, very probably. .....as Popper,
then.
ppl
----- Original Message -----
From: "elephant" <elephant@plato.plus.com>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: 01 February 2001 18:00
Subject: Re: MD Pirsigian Test
Jon, is it absolutely true that you agree with the postmodernism denial of
absolute truth?
> From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@cbvnol.net>
> Reply-To: moq_discuss@moq.org
> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 08:41:53 -0500
> To: moq_discuss@moq.org
> Subject: Re: MD Pirsigian Test
>
> Hi Jon:
>
> You wrote:
>
>> For the record, here's what I think about "postmodernism." I would agree
with
>> its tenet that there is no such thing as Absolute Truth. But I'm totally
>> *against* using that tenet to support immorality or "anything goes."
>
> I cannot agree with a tenet based on a logical absurdity. The tenet
> posits an absolute truth that denies an absolute truth. It's a self-
> contradiction , similar to statements like "all generalizations are false"
> and "no one can be certain of anything." My reaction to postmodern
> relativists was neatly summed up by British philosopher Roger Scruton
> who said: "A man who tells you truth doesn't exist is asking you not to
> believe him. So don't."
>
> Platt
>
>
>
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