Posted by Elizabeth on November 01, 2000 at 17:10:56:
In Reply to: Re: Is TRUTH the real goal here? posted by Sambersil on November 01, 2000 at 15:23:20:
>>>>Ideas are NEVER invalidated. Everything is equally true, including the fact that nothing is equally true.
However, I and approximately every other person in the world forget this almost all of the time, and
work by an unfounded internal sense of what is right and why it is right, which we english speakers call
"logic".<<<<<
I appreciate your enthusiasm but this concept is contradictory... to make this statement is to declare your belief as universal truth, in which case unequal truth would exist.
Just because you choose to believe in nonsense, doesn't mean reality is altered (only your perception is altered). A person may firmly believe that if he jumps off the golden gate bridge he won't be hurt but if he tries it, he will likely find his theory disproved and invalidated (if he lives to reflect on the situation).
You make the mistake of confusing what is "right/wrong" and what is "true/false". These are two separate debates. Do you think fact has a place in belief?