[MD] Protagoras: everything is relative...

118 ununoctiums at gmail.com
Thu Oct 27 09:43:12 PDT 2011


Hi Marsha,

Whatever, at least I now understand your foundational premise.  I can now read your posts with that understanding.  Let me know if it changes...

Mark

On Oct 27, 2011, at 9:31 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

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>>>> On Oct 26, 2011, at 9:29 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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>>>>> On Oct 26, 2011, at 12:05 PM, 118 wrote:
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>>>>>>> Marsha:
>>>>>>> Where did I say that ALL knowledge was intellectual in nature???  I never made such a claim.  You must be the one confused.  
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>>>>>> Mark:
>>>>>> It was in the quotes you provided.  Perhaps you want to reconsider?
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>>>>> Marsha:
>>>>> Provide the quotes!!!  I have never stated that all knowledge was from the intellectual level.   
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>>> On Oct 27, 2011, at 1:13 AM, 118 wrote:
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>>>> Mark:
>>>> I may be mistaken, but those quotes you provide say many things.  It was the one which broke a car up into a set of seats.  Are you saying that that author was incorrect with his analogy?  If so, you should qualify the quotes you provide, otherwise I have to assume they are speaking for you.
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>>> Marsha:
>>> Provide my email with the quote!!!    
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>> Mark:
>> You know exactly what I am referring to.
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>> But, now I know that when you speak of "knowledge" you are not referring to the intellectual variety.  I am glad we cleared this up, your use of quotes can be misleading, and sometimes I do not understand what point you are trying to make since you provide no explanation.
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>> The James's quote refers to the conceptual variety.  If you see this differently, let me know.  And no, I do not have to remind you of what you posted by reading back to you your post.
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> Hi Mark,
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> Baloney!  
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> The quote is quite clear.  The James quote states "all knowledge" NOT "intellectual knowledge".  Have you been taking Dave Buchanan lessons again?  
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> “It was classic William James, imbued with a sense of the relativism of all knowledge, a respect for and curiosity about alternative perspectives, an instinct to analyze clearly and thoroughly but to develop a synthesis wherever possible, and a conviction that the truth of any idea or thing is best understood by observing its action in the world.
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> Marsha 
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