From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Nov 21 2002 - 12:56:08 GMT
Hi Trivik:
> say we had 5 coins in frount of us.
> the number of coins is absolute, i.e. unchangeing - 5
>
> now say the number of coins abruptly changes to 10
> oops...so the number was not absolute.
>
> but you may say that then what was absolute that coins were in frount of
> us.
>
> say we look again and find 10 lemons instead
>
> eer...oops - seams that what was unchangeing was that there were physical
> objects in frount of us.
>
> say i look again - and there is no physical object, but only a trio of
> emotions - whatever that means.
>
> whatever it is that remains constant, i.e. is absolute - say the fact that
> there is. call it quality. there is quality. you can not use a word like
> absolute for quality.
>
> they mean the samething - which is miis leading
Huh? Would you run that by us again. Seems like you're making a lot of
absolute statements, like "You cannot use a word like absolute for
quality."
Also, what's with no capital letters in your posts? Some sort of protest
against correct English? Is this what they're teaching these days at
UPenn?
Platt
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