Lacewing wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:38 am
That's the story/belief you're making up, and it sounds extreme.
To say I made it up on my own is an extreme. If all is rooted in interpretation, and this is a law, then there are certain things not subject to interpretation. This is a paradox.
Do you have a purpose in regard to this topic?
That balance is the means between extremes yet balance and imbalance are extremes thus a paradox occurs.
Eodnhoj7 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:45 pm
Evil is an absence. Extremes are an absence. Extremes and evil share the same nature.
It's all in how you look at it... along with the stories and meanings you tell yourself.
And if something is not how I look at it then am I wrong?
Well, some aspects may be "wrong" and some may be "right". Some aspects may have clarity, and some may be delusional. If a person has certain rules and beliefs woven into their perspective, those will naturally skew the results.
I think that's why there can be value in a wide range of perspectives, and it seems unlikely that any sole perspective reflects absolute truth. But there sure are a lot of people who claim that they have/know such a thing. Why is that so important? It effectively limits the potential of their world/reality/experience.
Lacewing wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:51 pm
It's all in how you look at it... along with the stories and meanings you tell yourself.
And if something is not how I look at it then am I wrong?
Well, some aspects may be "wrong" and some may be "right". Some aspects may have clarity, and some may be delusional. If a person has certain rules and beliefs woven into their perspective, those will naturally skew the results.
I think that's why there can be value in a wide range of perspectives, and it seems unlikely that any sole perspective reflects absolute truth. But there sure are a lot of people who claim that they have/know such a thing. Why is that so important? It effectively limits the potential of their world/reality/experience.
Eodnhoj7 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:54 pm
And if something is not how I look at it then am I wrong?
Well, some aspects may be "wrong" and some may be "right". Some aspects may have clarity, and some may be delusional. If a person has certain rules and beliefs woven into their perspective, those will naturally skew the results.
I think that's why there can be value in a wide range of perspectives, and it seems unlikely that any sole perspective reflects absolute truth. But there sure are a lot of people who claim that they have/know such a thing. Why is that so important? It effectively limits the potential of their world/reality/experience.
That is an absolute statement.
Which statement is absolute? I've made several statements about what I think. I don't think any of them are like the commandments you like to lay down and assign evil to.
Lacewing wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:49 pm
Well, some aspects may be "wrong" and some may be "right". Some aspects may have clarity, and some may be delusional. If a person has certain rules and beliefs woven into their perspective, those will naturally skew the results.
I think that's why there can be value in a wide range of perspectives, and it seems unlikely that any sole perspective reflects absolute truth. But there sure are a lot of people who claim that they have/know such a thing. Why is that so important? It effectively limits the potential of their world/reality/experience.
That is an absolute statement.
Which statement is absolute? I've made several statements about what I think. I don't think any of them are like the commandments you like to lay down and assign evil to.
"I think that's why there can be value in a wide range of perspectives, and it seems unlikely that any sole perspective reflects absolute truth" this is a sole perspective and claims an absolute truth.
Eodnhoj7 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:57 pm
That is an absolute statement.
Which statement is absolute? I've made several statements about what I think. I don't think any of them are like the commandments you like to lay down and assign evil to.
"I think that's why there can be value in a wide range of perspectives, and it seems unlikely that any sole perspective reflects absolute truth" this is a sole perspective and claims an absolute truth.
Did you not see the words "it seems unlikely"?
If you want to play cop for absolute statements, you'll find plenty in the claims you make.
Lacewing wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 1:02 am
Which statement is absolute? I've made several statements about what I think. I don't think any of them are like the commandments you like to lay down and assign evil to.
"I think that's why there can be value in a wide range of perspectives, and it seems unlikely that any sole perspective reflects absolute truth" this is a sole perspective and claims an absolute truth.
Did you not see the words "it seems unlikely"?
If you want to play cop for absolute statements, you'll find plenty in the claims you make.