Hi! What would you say truth is? Doesn't it presuppose truth to say what truth is? If this is so, is it bad? — mew
What would you say truth is? — mew
Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
"Is that your own idea," Jesus asked, "or did others talk to you about me?"
"Am I a Jew?" Pilate replied. "Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?"
Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."
"You are a king, then!" said Pilate.
Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."
"What is truth?" retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him. — John 18:33-38
circularity only is bad when the circle is too small, and hence uninformative. — Pierre-Normand
What would you say truth is? — mew
Pilot doesn't get an answer to his question. — Bitter Crank
Hi! What would you say truth is? Doesn't it presuppose truth to say what truth is? If this is so, is it bad? — mew
So because your degree is bigger (or something else for that matter) than mine, you think you automatically know more than me? — dclements
So because your degree is bigger (or something else for that matter) than mine, you think you automatically know more than me? — dclements
However once one gets over oneself and the fallibility of the human race as a whole is isn't that big of a deal, unless one encounters someone who is unaware of human fallibility. — dclements
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