Re: virus: accurate statements vs The Absolute Truth (was KMO

David Leeper (dleeper@gte.net)
Mon, 27 Aug 1956 21:51:33 +0000


David McFadzean,

: >If Absolute Truth is dependent upon Objective Reality,
: >isn't Absolute Truth really Relative Truth, being true
: >relative to Objective Reality?
:
: Yes, even if it was possible to have an infinite number of true
: statements about OR, it wouldn't be absolute because the truth
: is a relation between the statement's meaning and objective reality.

Ok. So I'll call this relative truth TRTH, Total Relative TrutH.

Next question. Given that OR is in a constant state of flux,
stars spinning, atoms moving, etc., wouldn't TRTH be in a constant
state of flux as well? Using ! to represent subscript and t to
represent a time index, we have:

TRTH!t = TRTH!t + n, for n = 0 (of course).
TRTH!t != TRTH!t + n, for n != 0.

...where n can be any number.

Thus, we have an infinite number of TRTHs and each TRTH has
an infinite number of true statements.

The same would hold for OR:

OR!t = OR!t + n, for n = 0 (of course).
OR!t != OR!t + n, for n != 0.

...where n can be any number.

Does this seem reasonable?

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