Re: Truth (was Re: virus: Language)

Bob Hartwig (hartwig@ais.net)
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 13:33:06 -0600


Sodom,

A claim is true if it can be independently, rigorously, repeatedly
verified. If there were no claims of this nature, science and mathematics
could not exist. Therefore, I hold science and mathematics as evidence
that there is "truth".

At 01:35 PM 3/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Out of curiosity, what would lead you to the idea that there is "truth"?
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>Sodom
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>Keith Elis wrote:
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>> Why do you think there is no truth? Or do you mean there is no truth
>> that is recognizable by consciousness?
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>> Keith
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