[MD] The Birth of Tragedy/CH2 and the MOQ

[MarshaV]

Hi Mark,  

All kidding about nepotism and cousins aside, I am quite comfortable with conventional (static) truth being relative.  It is a word comfortably used within Buddhism and I see no reason to reject.   



Marsha  



On Oct 23, 2011, at 12:12 PM, 118 wrote:

> Hi Marsha,
> I respectfully disagree. "Relativism is a form of nepotism".  A simple analysis of the roots of words can show that.  Relatives and relativism.  We cannot ascribe nepotism to our relation to our world.  However, if your view works for you, more power to you; I cannot convince you otherwise, nor would I try.  I interpret your quotes differently.
> 
> Peace Out,
> 
> Mark
> 
> On Oct 21, 2011, at 11:25 PM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Mark,  
>> 
>> Again:   
>> 
>> Conventional (static) truth is relative, as in: 
>> 
>>  "The Buddhist doctrine of the two truths differentiates between 
>>  two levels of truth (Sanskrit: satya) in Buddhist discourse: a "relative" 
>>  or commonsense truth (Pāli: sammuti sacca), and an "ultimate" or 
>>  absolute, spiritual truth (Pāli: paramattha sacca)."
>>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_truths
>> 
>> or from the MoQ Textbook:
>> 
>> “Intellectual values include truth, justice, freedom, democracy and,
>>  trial by jury. It’s worth noting that the MOQ follows a pragmatic
>>  notion of truth so truth is seen as relative in his system while
>>  Quality is seen as absolute.  In consequence, the truth is defined
>>  as the highest quality intellectual explanation at a given time."
>> 
>> 
>> Relationalism is form of nepotism. 
>> 
>> 
>> Marsha  
>> 
>> 
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