I think his view is consonant with Nietzsche’s, that the truth isn’t necessarily what is good for us, and may require careful packaging.
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Replying to @wellydog67 @GodDoesnt and
No, he's deliberately obscuring the definition of truth so he can cash out his beliefs about God and his chosen moral framework.
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Replying to @Intrinsic29 @GodDoesnt and
Indeed. He may be suggesting that in the real world there are more important things than true belief.
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Replying to @wellydog67 @GodDoesnt and
No, he's simply redefining the term truth. We have a word for this fallacy. It's called equivocation.
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Replying to @Intrinsic29 @GodDoesnt and
His goal may not be to describe reality, but to facilitate the enrichment of life.
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Replying to @wellydog67 @Intrinsic29 and
I'm very pleased to hear you say so but please recognise that others think he is describing reality & he says he is.pic.twitter.com/rxuS3edDB1
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Replying to @HPluckrose @wellydog67 and
...then no amount of science will help you. It's a diff way of thinking about life. It's not 'science, but wrong!' It's something else...
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I knew that before the first time you told me. We agree on what he is doing but disagree on whether it is worthwhile.
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