I have dedicated a life to seeking truth through debate and argument. Recently I have begun to see that this pursuit is pointless.
All points of view can be countered. There will always people who like one side more than another. There is never a time when everyone can agree.
I used to think there must be some truths which are unquestionable. I now doubt that. Really there will be always people who have something to gain from countering any argument.
A universal truth would have to be uncounterable, it would have to be such that it could not be wrong - and if it cannot be wrong then it also cannot be right. There is no such thing.
Thus we live in a world of many sides, a plurality by necessity, in which no side is better than another in any real way, only locally it may be more appealing.
If today people hate you, tomorrow they will love you. If today you are poor, then tomorrow you will be rich. Whatever opinion we hold can be countered, and what is good today, may be bad tomrrow.
In such a world why hold opinions, and why argue with what people say?
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'A universal truth would have to be uncounterable, it would have to be such that it could not be wrong - and if it cannot be wrong then it also cannot be right. There is no such thing.'
As usual, 'This statement is false' - is an undecidable sentence. It is neither true nor false and this fact is something which cannot be wrong. Yet another example of the sort of inimitable truth obtainable with logic :P. Also 'A cannot be wrong => A cannot be right' is a non sequitur.
'If today people hate you, tomorrow they will love you. If today you are poor, then tomorrow you will be rich. Whatever opinion we hold can be countered, and what is good today, may be bad tomrrow.'
I always knew Bod Dylan was a genius :)
Hey, Alva, your name doesn't give a google hit for this site any more - what's up? I didn't know Google provided hit removal. Anyways, you forgot Alta Vista's cache.
shame. Ah well. Say hello to Dave if you can be bothered.
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