[MD] suspended in language

[MarshaV]

Hello Steve,

Meaning like perception and value are relative to the event.  And if you
think that using the term 'asshole' has any significance whatsoever, I
suggest you consider it your projection. I consider it a very pathetic
strategy.  


Marsha  




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Steve:
Exactly. I don't think Marsha and I diagree about our epistemic
situation. I think the most significant disagreement here is just what
the word "relativism" means. Personally, I can't see why anyone would
want to call herself that since I pretty much only ever hear the term
used as an epithet--as name-calling used to dismiss the arguments of
another without addressing the argument. It is like being called an
asshole and responding, "yep, I'm an asshole, but being an asshole is
not what people seem to think it is. Being an asshole is actually a
good thing." That would be a tough sell, and I can't see how it would
be worth the effort.