Re: virus: Re: Truth

Keith Elis (hagbard@ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:17:35 -0500

Paul Prestopnik wrote:
>
> Sodom wrote:
>
> > I dont know of any turth in either of those, and I study them both quite a
> > bit. Maybe you could provide an example.
>
> before some one else does let me mention truth in logic. example:
> If P then Q.
> Q is False
> therefore P is False.
>
> This is true. But it does not necessarily represent accurately anything except
> the cold world of theoretical math.

A logical truth *can* be universal truth, it just needs some means of
verification external to the logical reduction to rise to that level.

> Likewise definitions are true. There are 4 quarts in a gallon.

'Quart' must then be defined using some other metric. This other metric
must then be defined. We go on like this, never actually finding out
what exactly a gallon is except as it relates to these other things.
Where does the floor end and my desk begin? If you had no definition for
floor, and no definition for desk, they would be one.

Thought turns one into two.

>
> Somehow I don't think this is what you're talking about, but it I think it's
> important to show first what is not germane.

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