(sorry if this is a duplicated post...newsreader is having issues.) Hi all, I'm having (had) a discussion with a (former) friend regarding objectivity and the nature of absolutism and relativism--and especially the implications of making absolute statements. Obviously, I think I'm in the right in this conversation. ;D And he's completely off base. But I have no one to help me out, and hoped...

... relative to something else and you're committing a concrete absolute act based in a mind that does nothing other than mind. a conscious mind is never relativist, unless in certain mental illnesses. relativism as a strawman set up by panicking idiots and relative are plain to see, but it's impossible to be a relativist. so quite a few have screwed up. both relativist and non-...

...mainstream right-wing ink was spilt on the matter, since it's not possible to be a relativist. having a relativist mind is an oxymoron. it's not possible, since having a mind means having priorities. If relativism never existed, as you say, then how can it die? (And so, once again, sirblob goes crawling back to the A.P's, tin cup in hand-- "Aw, c'mon, guys, ...

...hotmail.com wrote: it never existed, no matter how much mainstream right-wing ink was spilt on the matter, since it's not possible to be a relativist. having a relativist mind is an oxymoron. it's not possible, since having a mind means having priorities. pragmatism is the cause of relativism, ewe idiot. fish, rorty and co. eat your rand fo supper, snippy-pants.

...something to something else, to place it relative to something else and you're committing a concrete absolute act based in a mind that does nothing other than mind. a conscious mind is never relativist, unless in certain mental illnesses. relativism as a strawman set up by panicking idiots and relative are plain to see, but it's impossible to be a relativist. so quite a few have screwed up.

On Mar 9, 6:25 am, sirbl...@hotmail.com wrote: it never existed, no matter how much mainstream right-wing ink was spilt on the matter, since it's not possible to be a relativist. having a relativist mind is an oxymoron. it's not possible, since having a mind means having priorities. pragmatism is the cause of relativism, ewe idiot.

...mainstream right-wing ink was spilt on the matter, since it's not possible to be a relativist. having a relativist mind is an oxymoron. it's not possible, since having a mind means having priorities. If relativism never existed, as you say, then how can it die? (And so, once again, sirblob goes crawling back to the A.P's, tin cup in hand-- "Aw, c'mon, guys, you helped ...

On Mar 8, 2:25 pm, sirbl...@hotmail.com wrote: it never existed, no matter how much mainstream right-wing ink was spilt on the matter, since it's not possible to be a relativist. having a relativist mind is an oxymoron. it's not possible, since having a mind means having priorities. If relativism never existed, as you say, then how can it die? W : )

...17 +0200, Morten wrote: Jeg har en tabel hvor hver række har en score, der er beregnet ud fra nogle af de andre attributter. Denne score er absolut. Jeg vil i stedet hellere give rækken en relativ rank, således hvis der er 10 rækker i tabellen, så er rank et tal fra 1 til 10 (hvor rækken med max score har rank 1). Visse SQL-implementationer har netop RANK() OVER: ...

..., Morten wrote: Jeg har en tabel hvor hver række har en score, der er beregnet ud fra nogle af de andre attributter. Denne score er absolut. Jeg vil i stedet hellere give rækken en relativ rank, således hvis der er 10 rækker i tabellen, så er rank et tal fra 1 til 10 (hvor rækken med max score har rank 1). Visse SQL-implementationer har netop RANK() OVER: http://troels.arvin...