X-Message-Number: 24954 Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 02:27:55 -0800 Subject: Re: CryoNet #24946 - #24953 From: Kennita Watson <> On Sunday, Oct 31, 2004, at 02:00 US/Pacific, Scott Badger wrote: > Randolfe continues: > <<I think history would be even more interesting to > most people because each would have his/her own > interpretation of those events, which overlapped their > own lives.>> > > This made me think about the nature and future of > differing interpretations. > > Given that there is a truth that is knowable > (debatable, I know), then: > ... > The point being, would you prefer that people have > differing interpretations as a result of their > differing beliefs, or would you prefer that people > knew and shared the truth even if that resulted in > homogenization? It's not all about truth. I may interpret an event as funny or touching or irritating (for example) based on my psychological makeup, values, prior experiences, or any number of other things that I don't see how to share. Live long and prosper, Kennita -- Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds. -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24954