by Jim Stitzel | Jan 9, 2006 | General
Back from the weekend internet desert… bq. Jim, OK…now here’s the dilemma I find I get myself into…but I feel you can help me clarify this in my mind. I believe in absolute truth. And yet, in situations like you’ve described here, with...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 4, 2006 | General
For me, the fact remains that what is right for one person may not be right for everyone. I really hate this argument in most instances in which it crops up. It is essentially the admission of the individual that they do not believe in absolute truth, not surprising...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 29, 2005 | General
I continue to be befuddled by those who would claim that absolute truth does not and cannot exist. I am also somewhat bemused by this because I find such individuals cannot remain true to their own arguments and philosophies. Their arguments claim that it is...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 27, 2005 | General
There is no clear-cut definition for postmodernism, but it does seem to encompass two general facets of philosophy — 1) that all ‘truth’ is relative to the individual, that it is, essentially, whatever you make of it, and 2) a strong focus on...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 24, 2005 | General
When does “speculation become pointless?”:http://open-dialogue.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1526#1526 Just how many times can one ask, ‘What if…?’ before one ends up beating a dead horse? There are a lot of questions asked within the realm...