[MD] Philosophy and Abstraction

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Hi Marsha,

Is the notion of relativity true?  The reason I ask is it seems we are
expounding truths to make truth relative.  This would make all
communication inconsequential if we are attempting to find truth.  We
could certainly state that relativity is relative, and get caught up
in one of those paradoxes.  So, truth are those things that we use as
corner stones to build on.  To look beneath the cornerstone to see
what is there is nonsense, since it is floating, turtles all the way
down.  Or if you want, turtles all the way up.  This reminds me of
Yertle the Turtle, always a fun read to put things into perspective.

My throne shall be higher!” his royal voice thundered,
“So pile up more turtles! I want ’bout two hundred!”

Cheers,
Mark

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:48 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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> On Dec 15, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Steven Peterson wrote:
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>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:25 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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>>> Sure.  Truth is not absolute.  Truth is not relative.  Truth is a static pattern of value - delusion.  Throw it out and you experience divine silence.
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>> Steve:
>> Throw away all truths and you've just discarded a bunch of useful tools.
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> Marsha:
> Exactly my point.  And since 'static patterns R us,' to understand them as relative is important to the way we choose to live.
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