Re: virus: Is Objectivism a Meme? per Rosdeitcher (long)

David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Tue, 04 Mar 1997 17:31:15 -0700


At 01:49 PM 04/03/97 EST, David Rosdeitcher wrote:

> There is a reality that has a definite nature at any given moment, but, we
>cannot know everything about this nature since there is an infinite amount to
>know. (There is an ultimate reality, but not an ultimate truth) We do have
>access to this reality through our minds and senses, and what we learn is valid,
>even though the more we learn the more our positions change. This does not make
>our previous positions wrong, we just gain a better understanding. There are no
>contradictions, just larger context. Within this context of what we know, our
>knowledge is valid. So, knowledge, truth, and certainty are not absolute, but
>contextual.

Well said! I knew that you would eventually come around to believe the
teachings of the Church of Virus. Welcome, Vector Rosdeitcher. You may
now choose a Virian name to distinguish yourself from the rest of the
Davids on the list.

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