—“Is Truth then Relative or Absolute?”—Ken Cavallon
It’s a false dichotomy. We use the term TRUE for “agreement on correspondence”,
|TRUTH CLAIM| Undecidable > Possible > Relative > Consensual > Contingent > Probable > Decidable > Necessary > Analytic > Tautological.
As far as I know, all statements remain contingent, if only for the imprecision of definitions alone.
I’ll deflate it further into TESIMONY, DEMAND, and WARRANTY.
TESTIMONY: demand for agreement(x), degree of necessity(y) and degree of warranty(z).
DEMAND: I can hold an agreement on correspondence with myself, with someone else, with others, with everyone, with anyone.
WARRANTY: I can warranty my testimony corresponds to the possible, probable, contingent, decidable, necessary, analytic, and tautological.
And agreement can be possible, personally actionable, collectively actionable, collectively decidable, and collectively irrefutable, and collectively tautological.
We use ‘Truth’ for all those purposes: “true enough for the circumstance.”
The question is whether one uses the truth that is sufficient for the circumstances.
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1) the nyt was in the process of producing an expose. they interviewed a “substa
1) the nyt was in the process of producing an expose. they interviewed a “substantial” number of women. 2) nbc management found out from staff. 3) they had prior knowledge for years. 4) tolerance of it pierces board and officer protections ( i have had this problem with a male exec who was harmless, even cute, and none of the women wanted to prosecute, but counsel is adamant) 5) they had no choice but to act and act before outed by the nyt. -
1) the nyt was in the process of producing an expose. they interviewed a “substa
1) the nyt was in the process of producing an expose. they interviewed a “substantial” number of women. 2) nbc management found out from staff. 3) they had prior knowledge for years. 4) tolerance of it pierces board and officer protections ( i have had this problem with a male exec who was harmless, even cute, and none of the women wanted to prosecute, but counsel is adamant) 5) they had no choice but to act and act before outed by the nyt. -
“Cities do need to be rethought. They too often harbor parasites because they co
—“Cities do need to be rethought. They too often harbor parasites because they conserve so much energy and time that their residents can tolerate more parasitism. Every now and then, parasites they have tolerated do something a little less tolerable and the dumber of the residents look for solutions.”— Steve Pender Technically, they conserve opportunity costs, but .. yeah. What he said. -
“Cities do need to be rethought. They too often harbor parasites because they co
—“Cities do need to be rethought. They too often harbor parasites because they conserve so much energy and time that their residents can tolerate more parasitism. Every now and then, parasites they have tolerated do something a little less tolerable and the dumber of the residents look for solutions.”— Steve Pender Technically, they conserve opportunity costs, but .. yeah. What he said. -
Some Men Leave A Mark On History
Some men just want to see the world burn for the joy of the chaos. Some men would rather risk burning it than have it despoiled. And some men would burn enough men, women and children to carve in eternity a fear on the trembling lips of children at the mention of their names, such that none ever again repeats a sin against the ashes of their fathers and the temples of their gods. -
Some Men Leave A Mark On History
Some men just want to see the world burn for the joy of the chaos. Some men would rather risk burning it than have it despoiled. And some men would burn enough men, women and children to carve in eternity a fear on the trembling lips of children at the mention of their names, such that none ever again repeats a sin against the ashes of their fathers and the temples of their gods. -
ECONOMIC SCHOOLS IN ONE LESSON (from elsewhere) Can I put the seed of an idea in
ECONOMIC SCHOOLS IN ONE LESSON (from elsewhere) Can I put the seed of an idea in your head? AUSTRIAN (German – Science) Austrian School: the search for economics of social science (natural la… -
ECONOMIC SCHOOLS IN ONE LESSON (from elsewhere) Can I put the seed of an idea in
ECONOMIC SCHOOLS IN ONE LESSON (from elsewhere) Can I put the seed of an idea in your head? AUSTRIAN (German – Science) Austrian School: the search for economics of social science (natural la… -
Cultural Variants of Truth and the Consequences July 11, 2014 (repost) Truth and
Cultural Variants of Truth and the Consequences July 11, 2014 (repost) Truth and Adherence to Rules are two different things. (submission) Truth and Fidelity to Contract are two different things. Truth and Duty are two different things. Truth and Knowledge are two different things. Truth as Adherence – Familialism (most of the world) Truth as Fidelity – Tribalism (judaism) Truth as Duty – Nationalism (germans) Truth as Science – Universalism. (english) [T]hat members of a community follow rules and conventions with one another, does not require whatsoever that they tell the truth to one another. That members of a community fulfill promises or contracts with one another, does not require whatsoever that they tell the truth to one another. Another community may both fulfill it’s promises, its contracts, and the commitment to tell the truth at all times regardless of cost. The principle of truth to to an Adherence community consists of order. The principle of ‘truth’ to a contract community consists of fidelity. The principle of truth to a truth-telling community consists of ***SCIENCE***. If you grasp the profundity of this statement you will understand why some cultures produce science, and some produce trade, and some produce tyranny. Some create science. And some create pseudoscience. And some create only order. Some create science, innovation, trade and trust. Others create only trade, and others create only utilitarian applications of tools. Small things in large numbers have vast consequences. When we use ‘functions” such as the verb to be, or the word ‘truth’ we do not really understand their construction, just that they are shorthand approximations that tend to work. We have just knowledge of use, not knowledge of construction. But the word ‘true’ means very different things in different places: science, fidelity, and adherence. And the consequences are astounding. Truth is a performative declaration. Truth claims then, to different groups, state either epistemology, fidelity, or adherence. I have solved the problem you know. It’s ethics.