>>Therefore neither truth nor the non-existence of truth can prevail?
>>The problem is in the 'absolute'. There is also relative truth - the
>>idea that something can be true at a particular time or in a
>>particular context. There is 'best fit' - 'this theory best explains
>>the problem at this point.'
>>Subjectivity has no place in logic unless you enjoy solipcism.
>>The idea of truth is a useful tho' unreliable social construct.
>
> But showing that the existence of truth cannot be proved does not prove that
> truth does not or cannot exist, it merely proves that we have no way of
> knowing whether truth exists or not...
> Nor can we prove that we know that we know anything? The end result is faith
> in something or other.
And since you're trying to prove the existence of truth using rational
means, and failing, might also imply that your tool (rational thinking)
is inadequate.
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Peter Leyssens
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