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Originally posted by asaris
Gorpa -- the objection to Descartes' cogito that I'm most familiar with comes from Husserl. He argues that the proper conclusion to be drawn from 'I think' is 'there is thought'.
Manic Skate -- the statement 'the only truth is that there is no truth' is self-contradictory on its face.
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In a litteral sense yes, however, the statment was used simply because I didn't feel like going into great detail. I posted a phrase that I assumed would be universally understood - that evidently wasn't the case.
Since my previous explaination wasn't enough, I've decided to cut and paste this tid bit of an explanation I've given from one of the several explainations I've made about this same topic:
Truth is a matter of percpetion - there are an innumerable amount of factors that help shape us into who we are and how we view things thus shaping how we percieve things. Since we can't control these factors, our point of view, and how we view things, what one person views at the truth is no more right or wrong than anyone else's view of what is true simply because it's just the result of what we have no control over.
It all stems from the view that realistically there is no choice. We're shaped into who we are and the person we are determines what choices we make and so....
I think you catch my drift.