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Old 01-27-2003, 12:33 PM   #92
Yorick
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Join Date: January 7, 2001
Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam)
Age: 53
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Quote:
Originally posted by Eisenschwarz:
"pancritical rationality, Which is a way of thinking that is free of external domination (for example that of a deity & associated Dogma), always regards all assumptions and all results as in principle open to criticism and does not cling stubbornly and dogmatically to any thesis."
Unfortunately pure pancriticism, like true objectivity, are things impossible for humans to possess. The planet, gravity, the sun, food and water, other humans and past experience are all external dominations. You cannot be totally free of bias.

The same piece of music will sound different to you depending on the time of day that you hear it for example. Relative to your heartrate at the time, the song will sound faster or slower.

All our observation is relative.
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