Truth and Fact
Rick Gaudreau grgaud@sprint.ca
Sun, 26 Apr 1998 13:15:09 -0400 (00893628909, 199804261714.NAA11705@hme0.mailrouter01.sprint.ca)
> RICK G
> If Edie will respond to this post and tell us that she DIDN'T used the
word
> "truth" in a subjective or figurative way, signifying belief, but that
she
> was using it in abasolute way; then I will admit that I misread her post
> and that you and Rick were right to make the observations she did. If
not,
> then I stand by what I said in my previous posts. Fair enough?
>
> SHUMAKER
> Well, no, not quite. I can't speak for Till, but in my case what Edie had
> said is irrelevant and thus the posting you misread was not hers but
mine.
> As I said, I wasn't disagreeing with what Edie said; I don't recall
seeing
> what she said. I was disagreeing with what Eric said. He responded to
Till's
> response to your remarks, in a posting that never mentioned Edie. Take
> another look at what Eric wrote:
RICK G
My apologies for misreading your post.
> > ERIC
> > This is the first time I have ever disagree with you, Till, but I guess
> > it had to happen sometime. I think you missed the point of Gaudreau's
> > post. He was saying that facts are objective and provable. Truths are
> > subjective and are not. To you and I, the second truth is true and the
> > first is not. To a Christian, the first is true and the second is not.
> > While I have never thought of things quite like this before, I must say
> > that it is reasonable.
>
> I disagree with that view and said so. In response, you nit-picked me for
> supposedly nit-picking Edie's remarks when I never mentioned and had
nothing
> to say about what she said, only the ideas Eric was agreeing with (and
> attributed to you).
RICK G
Again, my apologies.
> And no, my feathers aren't ruffled, though occasionally my beak gets a
> little outa joint.
RICK G
Glad to hear you heathers weren't ruffled, and I hope your back doesn't
give you further troubles.
Rick Gaudreau
grgaud@sprint.ca