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Platt,
I had mentioned earlier that although SOME postmodernists may claim what I
keep hearing MOQers claim "all views are equal" and " it's a fact there are
not facts" I said in an earlier post that it unfair to reduce all
postmodernists to this stance. That is the problem with generalizations in
general.
Once again it is not claiming the above it is a warning to be weary anyone
claiming "absolute truths" because there is a degree of subjetivity and
objectivity in everything. If there is an absolute truth it is not something
an individual can know for certain. I had asked for any reasons why this
stance was wrong and got no response so therefore until I hear a decent
argument against postmodernism I am going to very cautious about accepting
anything as an absolute truth and be uncertain whether an absolute truth
exists. (note it is not a denial it is uncertainty; there is a big difference)
That is fine that you are certain about the absolutes and I am sorry if you
feel discussion with uncertain individuals as unworthy but again until anyone
can give a decent argument for accepting something as absolute (because I am
willing to change if I hear a good argument) I just can't be certain about
that darn absolutes.
Erin
Platt: When someone writes something that appears to ignore or challenge
>these fundamentals, I'm convinced that further discussion with that
>individual will come to naught. Specifically, if there is no mutual
>understanding of what truth means, discussion becomes futile. I
>especially find the postmodernist self-falsifying claim that "It's a fact
>there are no facts" to be an insurmountable blockade to reasonable
>debate.
>
>But I could be wrong.
>
>Platt
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