At Sun, 21 Feb 1999 23:02:40 -0800, you wrote:
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>Joe writes:
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>>You state that there is such a thing as a statement which is
>>neither true nor false nor meaningless.
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>Actually, Reed made that statement. I attacked the abuse of logic used in
>countering him. [1]
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>>I reply, show me one.
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>Reason is a double-edged sword. Love is what makes the world go `round.
(1) is true; reason plays no favorites, and will support the more reasonable position, whether it is yours or not (example: the present case, where it supports you not, and you may have to desert it yet again). (2) is literally (scientifically) false. Any truth one might attempt to assign it would be metaphorical (poetic), not literal. "Love for others is the prime motivation for much human behavior", on the other hand, is literally true.
Try again.
>-Prof. Tim
Joe E. Dees
Poet, Pagan, Philosopher