Re: Truth

From: Dan Fabulich (daniel.fabulich@yale.edu)
Date: Sat Nov 18 2000 - 06:55:07 MST


I wrote:

> Yup. While charity dictates that, given extreme evidence, you doubt
> that I hold purple elephant beliefs, ("no no no! by elephant, he must
> mean 'great man!'"), charity and humanity can and do break
> down... some people and beliefs are just wrong. You know what to do
> under those circumstances.

But I meant to say:

> Yup. While charity dictates that, BARRING extreme evidence, you doubt
> that I hold purple elephant beliefs, ("no no no! by elephant, he must
> mean 'great man!'"), charity and humanity can and do break
> down... some people and beliefs are just wrong. You know what to do
> under those circumstances.

-Dan

      -unless you love someone-
    -nothing else makes any sense-
           e.e. cummings



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