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Jan 24, 2023
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Supercoug
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Isn't that understanding someone's perspective? There's just a
counterproductivity in calling someone's perspective "truth." Obviously, just my very humble opinion.
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"my truth" or "your truth" is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. sorry.
Supercoug
1/24/23 6:47am
When you accept that there is no objective truth, life becomes much simpler
Indy Coug
1/24/23 6:48am
In the short run.
Blue Print
1/24/23 6:53am
Whatever serves my interests in the here and now
Indy Coug
1/24/23 6:57am
I’m glad people are starting to see it my way.
WDaddy
1/24/23 7:39am
there is no spoon
demon_llama
1/24/23 8:05am
Good point. However, I can see the opposite as well - if one accepts that there
LeGrandBleu
1/24/23 8:29am
But that cannot be truth. Things are or they are not. They were or they were not
TailgateU
1/24/23 1:25pm
How you have explained it is the best way IMO. On the flip, I had had some very
Ode to Hoy
1/24/23 10:14pm
Yeah, 3 terms people need to understand are truth, belief, and opinion.
TailgateU
1/25/23 9:36am
It's a terrible phrase ... let's please go back to "my opinion."
sakar12
1/24/23 6:50am
Pretty shocked it's a U of U guy thumbs-downing a post about lack of thinking.
Supercoug
1/24/23 6:55am
There is some truth to it though. I agree it is used to just justify anything a
Ozymandias
1/24/23 6:57am
maybe "my viewpoint" or "my perspective" might be better then???
rotorhead
1/24/23 7:00am
Isn't that understanding someone's perspective? There's just a
Supercoug
1/24/23 7:00am
It is understanding that they take in truth differently than I do.
Ozymandias
1/24/23 7:02am
Agreed. "Truth" is just so absolute sounding.
sakar12
1/24/23 7:02am
i was trying to make the same point - call your perspective your perspective
rotorhead
1/24/23 7:14am
But then there is no truth because we can only observe truth from our imperfect
Ozymandias
1/24/23 7:56am
My experience or opinion are better, or just coming out and calling it anecdotal
vagabonder
1/24/23 7:00am
That's true, but possibly the most dangerous thing in the history of the world is people being completely certain that
Byron McNertney
1/24/23 7:00am
are these two things mutually exclusive?
Supercoug
1/24/23 7:01am
No. That's why I started by saying your post is true.
Byron McNertney
1/24/23 7:03am
then we probably agree
Supercoug
1/24/23 7:04am
They just mean "my perspective or opinion" but they want to make sure you can't disagree.
Ted Lasso
1/24/23 7:08am
And others call their perspective or opinion "THE truth."
Byron McNertney
1/24/23 7:13am
There’s a fundamental difference between “the truth” and “my truth.”
Blue Print
1/24/23 7:33am
Many people, even here on this board, proclaim “truth” related to unobjective
Ozymandias
1/24/23 7:59am
What absolute nonsense.
Blue Print
1/24/23 8:59am
Lol. Strawmen everywhere. Where did I ever say or even imply that I object to
Ozymandias
1/24/23 10:04am
Keep digging.
Blue Print
1/24/23 10:25am
I am open to everyone sharing their truth. You are the one who is not. What am I
Ozymandias
1/24/23 10:54am
I don't care about people sharing their truth. I object to them requiring that
Blue Print
1/24/23 11:03am
That isn’t what you seemed to imply in your first post on this thread.
Ozymandias
1/24/23 11:18am
What?
Blue Print
1/24/23 1:00pm
Haha, that is exactly what I had to do. You keep moving the goal posts in the
Ozymandias
1/24/23 1:27pm
So, you're a student of the Derek Zoolander school I see.
Blue Print
1/24/23 3:03pm
Lol. That is your truth I suppose.
Ozymandias
1/24/23 3:59pm
You go find two lines where I ever contradicted myself in this thread.
Blue Print
1/25/23 9:03am
Further changing the argument to bring in items that haven’t been discussed
Ozymandias
1/25/23 9:48am
And as as I wrote in my post, many use the term "the truth" the same way others use "my truth."
Byron McNertney
1/24/23 8:04am
No, I don’t think so. A person who understands personal perspective would not
King of Y
1/24/23 11:40pm
No need to apologize.
Lifer
1/24/23 7:37am
RE: "my truth" or "your truth" is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. sorry.
Doogal McCougar
1/24/23 8:42am
Thought a lot about this over the years. Trouble is, “reality” is complex. Why?
canofpicante
1/24/23 12:36pm
ACTUALLY:) Iirc, in quantum mechanics, two observers can look at the same
Undefeated
1/24/23 11:15pm
You might think this is crazy. But I think you are right. I’ve heard many times
canofpicante
1/25/23 8:44am
Ha. My dad just told me the other day that I think too much. If I had time right
Undefeated
1/25/23 8:56am
In short, I believe that the behavior of electrons, literally being everywhere
canofpicante
1/25/23 10:07am
Now I see.
Undefeated
1/25/23 11:01am
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