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the death of relativISM         


Author: sirblob2
Date: Mar 8, 2008 13:25

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.
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: Milan
Date: Mar 8, 2008 13:38

hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4aa7d496-4833-4b3a-b1cd-1a1562ef85df@e31g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> 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.

And priorities are relative. So we are all relativists by default.

regards
Milan
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: Wordsmith
Date: Mar 8, 2008 13:48

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 : )
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: tg
Date: Mar 8, 2008 14:14

On Mar 8, 4:25 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.

Of course they don't mean relativist but as usual they are looking for
propagandistic language not clarity.

However, aren't priorities relative by definition?

-tg
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: Derek Janssen
Date: Mar 8, 2008 14:19

Wordsmith wrote:
> 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?

(And so, once again, sirblob goes crawling back to the A.P's, tin cup in
han
--
"Aw, c'mon, guys, you helped me out LAST time!...")

Derek Janssen
ejanss1@verizon.net
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: Michael Gordge
Date: Mar 8, 2008 14:48

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.
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: sirblob2
Date: Mar 8, 2008 17:35

On 8 mar, 22:38, "Milan" yahoo.com> wrote:
> hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4aa7d496-4833-4b3a-b1cd-1a1562ef85df@e31g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>
>> 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.
>
> And priorities are relative. So we are all relativists by default.
>
> regards
> Milan
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: sirblob2
Date: Mar 8, 2008 17:36

On 8 mar, 23:48, Michael Gordge xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> 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.

fish, rorty and co. eat your rand fo supper, snippy-pants.
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: sirblob2
Date: Mar 8, 2008 17:37

On 8 mar, 23:19, Derek Janssen nospam.verizon.net> wrote:
> Wordsmith wrote:
>> 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?
>
> (And so, once again, sirblob goes crawling back to the A.P's, tin cup in
> hand--
> "Aw, c'mon, guys, you helped me out LAST time!...")
>
> Derek Janssen
> ejan...@verizon.net
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Re: the death of relativISM         


Author: Michael Gordge
Date: Mar 8, 2008 17:40

On Mar 9, 10:36 am, sirbl...@hotmail.com wrote:
> fish, rorty and co. eat your rand fo supper, snippy-
> pants.

Not even that redeems ewe from being an idiot.

MG
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