Truth (with a capital "T") is the elephant, and humanity the blind touching, sniffing, tasting, listening to this big "T" and of course we all rhapsodize a different tale (or tail?), yet in the end the big "T" is still the big "T" and all our various tales describe a tiny bit of that reality, the elephant.
Monday, September 15, 2008
notes in the margin of last page of War & Peace
If I can adopt beliefs as 'hypotheses' and 'act as if they are true' with the idea that 'does this belief cause me to have a better interaction with the world (humanity), then for me this could become a truth. (little t)
But how do you tell if a belief will improve your interaction with the world?
The turkey, when asked, will say that peacefully scratching at the dust and eating corn is a most excellent way to interact with the world. Until Thanksgiving, anyway; after that, he doesn't say a lot.
But how do you tell if a belief will improve your interaction with the world?
ReplyDeleteThe turkey, when asked, will say that peacefully scratching at the dust and eating corn is a most excellent way to interact with the world. Until Thanksgiving, anyway; after that, he doesn't say a lot.