Re: virus: RE: False Paradigms

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Sat, 5 Apr 1997 10:38:29 -0800 (PST)


On 4 Apr 1997, D. H. Rosdeitcher wrote:

> [...] Statements like "all
> truths are half truths" can also be construed to mean that arbitrary
> statement are as valid as statements that are either supported by facts
> in context, or can stand up in the face of criticism.

But I don't think that's the intent. The statement isn't, "All statements
are half truths". Look at the subject of the sentence. The nature of
"truths", not arbitrary statements, is in question.

-Prof. Tim