Eric Boyd wrote:
Richard Brodie wrote:
> <<
> Here I agree with KMO, in that arguing for the Truth of a proposition
> (other than as a rhetorical device) militates against Level-3
> consciousness.
> >>
>
> Because the act of arguing is not serving your purpose? Because "the
> Truth" is a strictly personal thing?
Words do not set forth facts,
Speech does not accord with situations;
Those who take up words perish,
Those who linger over sayings get lost.
-Wumen Huikai (1183-1260)
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