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"but absolute truth shall ever elude humans in this complex world." “There are no absolutes,” they chatter, blanking out the fact that they are uttering an abs
by antigone 18y ago
"but absolute truth shall ever elude humans in this complex world."
“There are no absolutes,” they chatter, blanking out the fact that they are uttering an absolute. - Galt's Speech
- unalone 18y agoThat's a great quote, and it's got a wonderful ring to it, but she's erecting a straw man. "It is extremely unlikely that anything complex can be understood in any entirety" is essentially "There are no absolutes", and it's more absolutely true.
- jacoblyles 18y agoThere are plenty of absolutely true tautologies, but few absolute truths that are interesting at all.