27 Nov 09
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There's a thin line...
There's a thin line (sometimes merely the blur of an interesting yet subtle hairline)
between the known thresholds of fact and fiction; truth and falsehood; admiration
and scorn; respect and jealousy; humility and arrogance; bravery and cowardice;
love and hatred; pleasure and pain; mercy and cruelty; life and death. Opinions?
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27 Nov 09
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIf I may tore your post into more manageable bits:
[b]There's a thin line...
There's a thin line (sometimes merely the blur of an interesting yet subtle hairline)
between the known thresholds of fact and fiction; truth and falsehood; admiration
and scorn; respect and jealousy; humility and arrogance; bravery and cowardice;
love and hatred; pleasure and pain; mercy and cruelty; life and death. Opinions?
..............................................[/b]
fact and fiction - actually this is a topic for occidental philosophy starting from the earliest writings. (what we have from the pre-socratics). Very simpe you can put it thus (according to Platon):
There is a universal truth in which facts are founded. Our perception is sketchy at best. And even if we make it to a higher level of truth we still see not the true i.e. ideal but shadows of shadows of those. But the ones living in deeper levels won't believe you.
Now the question what is a fact is not to be answered straightforward. And no not even in natrual science. There is a reason for error bars in publications.
truth and falsehood - if we define falsehood as deliberate we have not a hairline butb a gulf between truth and falsehood. If we discuss the question if falsehood could be justified and thus not "falsehood" then we come to your hairline again, but this time a linguistic ethical one.
bravery and cowardice - yes you are right, since there is a BIG question on what constitutes what. Is it braver to fulfill a senseless order (think the light Brigade) or would it be brave and rational to resist the same on the threat of being executed for cowardice?
Live and Death : sure but not perceived normally by your average healthy person, which could be just seconds from an unanticipated Death...
28 Nov 09
Originally posted by hopscotchIn the case of his character, for whom dosages of garden variety ambivalence are inadequate, yes.
No, there is not a thin line between love and hate. There is, in fact, a Great Wall of China with armed sentries posted every twenty feet between love and hate. - Dr. Gregory House
