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July 5, 2008 - 7:27 am - by Richard Fernandez
Lifeofthemind
2008-07-05 11:45:21

fred,
I know you mean well but be careful not to get sloppy using the terms “we” and “our” in your arguments. I may or may not wish to be included in one community or another, I am not for example an adherent to the faith that motivates you, but what we are considering here should be universal, or at least objectively verifiable, facts. The damage done to the principles of rational discourse, as exemplified by Aristotelian Analysis and carried through Occam’s Razor, by the disciples of Deconstructivism is very real. On that you have a valid point. Everyone who cares about progress and problem solving must continue to craft and refine arguments so clearly and carefully that the bulwark of reality against a howling nihilism can be maintained.