[Buddha-l] Buddhists taking a stand against Islamaphobia

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Op 4-8-2012 2:38, Andy Stroble schreef:
>> Oh, for heaven's sakes, Andy. There is no such thing as truth independent
>> of something thinking it so. Truth is a property of propositions, and
>> propositions are mental events, not things in the world.
>>
>> Richard Hayes
>>
>
> No!  that can't be right! Truth is  the versimillitudinous correlation
> between our representations of reality and the real reality as it really
> is.   Anyone who says otherwise must be trying to attack the  truth, or at
> the very least is being disagreeable by suggesting that our reality is not
> really real.
First of all, Andy, the correlation theory of truth is under heavy 
criticism and possibly even completely outdated. Secondly the word 
'verisimilitude' you use is quite interesting because it is a 
combination of two Latin words: veritas, which means truth ans 
similitudo, which means likeness, and cannot be thought without the 
concept of truth, because an untrue likeness is no likeness at all. So 
your definition is begging the question and therefore completely 
mistaken. In fact it is an attack at truth itself.
Any slight attempt at meditation will teach you BTW that our reality is 
anything but real. Oh, and before I forget: Santaclaus does not live at 
the North Pole.
>
> (By the way,  I am interested in what it is that Defenders of the Faith, or
> dharma-protectors and dharmapalas, actually are alleged to do.)
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In addition to what Richard already wrote: Dharmapalas have also a huge 
task in attracting tourists and providing a suitable background for 
photographs with children.

Erik