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Originally Posted by MJA  Which leads me to this question: What is the true colour of red?
Is it Mary's red?
Your red?
My red?
Or nature's red?
If we are searching for truth, is not truth self evident? |
Dear MJA .... As you provide nothing in your profile to the contrary I can only assume that I am debating with someone who knows almost nothing about the rules of debate. No doubt you think that Authors should be judged only by the quality of their writings. That their writings should stand alone. That ALL is EQUAL.
Don't be frightened, put your stats out there. Schoolgirl, Professor or Zealot, don't be ashamed of your position.
The first thing you need to learn is to read what the other person wrote before replying. Robert has placed a link in the rules of this forum that would benefit you enormously. It has certainly benefited me.
Here is the link that Robert has provided on fallacious arguments that should be avoided if possible. I have been guilty of many infringements myself.
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
Your quote comes under the very first one on the list 'Red Herring'
Why? ........ Do I really need to tell you?
Ok ... Listen up ..
Mary knows all about COLOUR in all its variety and diversity
ONLY thru her noumena.
Mary has experienced only
TWO colours thru her Phenomena.
When Mary leaves the room for the first time she experiences a
Third, Fourth, Fifth, etc colours thru her senses which detect Phenomena only.
These experiences
were not available to her thru her Noumena,
even though she is an expert on colour.
RED has nothing to do with it, you have turned RED into a RED HERRING.
OBVIOUSLY colour is NOT self-evident as you imply. It NEEDS to be a experienced which can only be done by PHENOMENA.
Do you get it?.... Do you see why your reply is fallacious?
Now you take care good buddy (or little missy)....
cool bananas ... greg
PS: Of course we can an always settle this in the Arcade, where Men are Men and Alpha-Males roam free.