Oannes

Antonin Scriabin · 20 Mar 2012, 17:07 · from 2012-March.txt.gz

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From: kierkegaurdian at gmail.com (Antonin Scriabin)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:07:48 -0400
Subject: (urth) Oannes
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"The same way that one group of humans could have a better grasp of
science, or economics, or poker,"

So, repeatable experiments and mathematical models?  How are these
applicable to the study of "the infinite", especially when by "the
infinite" is meant, "the divine"?

"To say that the unknowability of absolute truth renders all views equally
valid is the silly end of relativism."

Not really, if you add the qualification "equally valid *on the topic of
absolute truth*".



On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:

>
>
>  *From:* Lee Berman <severiansola at hotmail.com>
>
>
> **
>
> > Another assumption is that there is a one true God who is perfect and
> > choiceless and unchanging. As you suggest, any perceived changes or
> > personification of such a God (including calling it "He") are false. They
> > are simply projections of human imperfection on a perfect God. But this
> > means all religions are equally valid and/or equally false. Hindus,
> Christians
> > and animists are all equally human and thus equally right and wrong
> about the
> > unknowable perfection of the "real" God. How could one group of humans
> have
> > a better grasp of the infinite than another?
>
> The same way that one group of humans could have a better grasp of
> science, or economics, or poker, or any other unsolved matter.  To say that
> the unknowability of absolute truth renders all views equally valid is the
> silly end of relativism.
>
> - Gerry Quinn
>
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