[MD] Intellectual Level
ARLO J BENSINGER JR
ajb102 at psu.edu
Sun Jan 2 11:24:44 PST 2011
[Craig]
Self-reference may be an inherent feature of symbolic systems, but that does
not imply that paradox is.
[Arlo]
The fundamental paradox, as described by Goedel, is simply that any symbolic
system powerful enough to provide meaning contains is self-referential. The
MOQ, for example, is part of the reality it describes. It is the fallacy of
objectivism to think we can stand "outside" the system and make proclamations
about what it contains.
[Craig]
Existence cannot exhibit contradictions. Existence can only exhibit truths &
truths cannot be contradictory.
[Arlo]
I'm not entirely sure of the jump here from "paradox" to "contradiction", but
my point was that "paradox" is an inherent feature of symbolically-represented
experience, it derives from the encoding. As such, "paradox" is a part of
experience.
I do think your statement "existence cannot exhibit" is way too objectivist.
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