Re: NCR: philosophical talk is back

From: "Dawn DelliSanti" <CREEDGIRLL@AOL.COM>
To: <CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM>
Date: Fri
31 Aug 2001 19:34:47 EDT

In a message dated 8/31/01 5:54:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
tknapp@TUCKER-USA.COM writes:

If you spend too much time debating the meanings of words in a philosophical
question, the actual question might end up being ignored. If you're
debating the existence of God, and get stuck on "what is 'existence'" and
arguing over which definition of God to use, you may never get around to
actually discussing the question... does that make sense?

Tara

I understand what you are saying, but if others have different definitions of
different things, who is to say the question will ever get answered in the
desired context? By asking one to define what it is they are asking is only
making an attempt to truly understand what the person who is asking the
question is actually asking.