[MD] Contradiction and incoherence.

[ridgecoyote at gmail.com]

Greetings,


>>> 
>>> After some thought, I think Guenther's comment is valid as I can't think
>> of any events that are repeated exactly. Moreover, like the concept of
>> "self" there's no absolute objective rule to judge when one event starts
>> and another stops. This means that any concept or term is fundamentally
>> indeterminate, imprecise and, as time passes, increasingly less useful.


Less useful for what?  I guess if you are some logical purist that needs everything to fit neatly into strict categories, then you might find language less and less useful over time, as it expands and connects with everything else. 

But if one is trying to connect with everything else, the richness of language s it's he's feature.  Ambiguity leads to poetic resonances that make life more meaningful, not less.  I'd say that sounds pretty darn useful to me!

John