Re: MD Undeniable Facts

From: Jonathan B. Marder (jonathan.marder@newmail.net)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 07:24:16 BST

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Hi Steve, Platt and Matt,

> Steve asked:
> Platt, do you disagree with the statement "truth is context dependent"?
> Matt, can something be "absolutely true" within a given context?
>

Please don't forget Goedel, who (as I understand it) showed that there is no
absolute watertight definition for any context.
Thus the "absoluteness" of the truth is dependent on the (non)absoluteness
of the context.

Jonathan
(stiill lurking)

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