Re: Children of the revolution

On Oct 4, 12:55 pm, Svenne <tvaerska...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 02:16:54 -0700 (PDT), Nigel Oldfield

<wmcriticalestop...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Context and meaning are as important as facts.

Svenne
There can be no useful context or meaning without preceding facts.

You seem to be denying the validity of any meaning and context.

That just leads to groundless belief.
Groundless belief destroys humanity.

So does knowing a lot of disassociated facts without context or
meaning.

Believing is a mindless cop out for fools and half wits. Like
believing in facts being absolute and the only valid way of knowing or
believing in the absolute truth of religious doctrines.

Svenne

[You seem to be denying the validity of any meaning and context]

Not at all.

[So does knowing a lot of disassociated facts without context or
meaning.]

Indeed, but it is where the wise begin.

[Believing is a mindless cop out for fools and half wits. Like
believing in facts being absolute]

Facts are absolute, by definition, in fact, they are pragmatic truths,
to many.

[and the only valid way of knowing or
believing in the absolute truth of religious doctrines.]

A doctrine is a codification of beliefs, not truth, nor need it be
factually-based.

WM
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