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Originally Posted by <<>> That is part of what I was saying. In the example "the only permanent thing is change" is truth by definition due to the fact that it is truth by thew world, and truth by the world due to the fact that it is truth by definition. It's not a perfect distinction. However, still we can't say it's a useless one: for when we read "All red cars are red" seems a much more direct truth than "the cat is on the mat", even though the fact that red cars are red depends on the world in which the red cars are indeed red, and the cat is on the mat actually depends on the definition of the cat and what it is, but still the red cars are red for it is conditional by the name, whiles the cat isn't on the mat by conditioning. |
Very good observation. SO certain statements can be made which are universally true according to the statements themselves. Now what I was showing is that some universally true observations can also be contradictory in appearance, such as the observation that the speed of light is a constant rate of change. Would a constant rate of change be considered constant, or be considered changing?
What about the notion that the best objectivity is absolute subjectivity? What about the notion that naievety is the same thing as true understanding?
What about belief in a proven fact?
What about how crying and laughing become the same sound when expressed at their most audible extremes?
All these things are contradictory, are they not?