re: #244 Guanxi88

Ahh, then you don’t see them for what they are to those who do see them. I’d point out that our political system, too, is based on self-evident truths.

Think of the story of Pilate interrogating Jesus:

“I am truth,” He said.

“What is truth?” asked Pilate.

What does it mean? Jesus spoke of Truth; Pilate dealt with facts. Jesus’ kingdom was not of this world, and so was centered in eternal, immutable truths, immediately self-evident to Him and to those touched by His teaching. Pilate? He was definitely of this world, ever-changing, ever in flux; he dealt in facts, not Truth, and for this reason, Jesus’ words were incomprehensible to him.

(I’m not a Christian, but the story is instructive, and illustrates the case rather well, i think; it may be that I have misinterpreted it, and for any offense or confusion caused by this, I offer my most sincere apologies in advance.)

No. I didn’t say that. My statement was personal in that I myself do not see those as self-evident truths. I understand completely that many people do see those as as self-evident truths. So when I say “I don’t see those as self-evident truths” I do not mean to say that “and they should too.”

And it is true that my life is filled with my own self-evident truths through experience, education, reading, etc.