I have seen Q's & A's described as such by many(means "some") philosophy participants. Your opinion! Pls.
2007-12-25 06:34:15 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Lets assume you are correct, then my opinion is your statement is meaningless, not to mention possibly a tad judgmental.
2007-12-25 19:29:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Literally speaking, every grammatically correct statement has a meaning. So I will not take "meningless" literally in this context.
If I disagree with a statement it could be because of several potential reasons. One of them could be that I am ignorant. One of them could be that the statement is meaningless.
Since everyone is ignorant about something, it follows that, it is not poosible to deduce that a statement is meaningless just because someone disagrees with it.
2007-12-25 06:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by liberating spirit 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. A good dissenting point of view can help fuel the discovery of truth. Besides, for me 'truth' can never be absolute so there is always something more to learn about any given situation; agreement or disagreement is largely irrelevant and is more an expression of human ego than an expression of 'truth' (whatever that is).
2007-12-25 06:38:56 · answer #3 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would just be a flippant way of dismissing an argument. Proper philosophical discussion should bear out a meaningless argument, if it in fact is meaningless.
2007-12-25 06:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by zkauf1 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you must be tolerant of the intolerant here, so if you believe that the others statement is meaningless then they will think your statement the same, and hence bring the both of you back to square one, where neither regards the other as if none of you realized one anothers statements in the first place.
2007-12-25 08:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by the90'swereokay 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not at all, Quite the contrary, most times, the statement has great meaning. I just don't think it has merit for me. So, I may disagree. Or not!
2007-12-25 06:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by mtchndjnmtch 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not!
My disagreement with a statement doesn't necessarily make the statement false.
My basis for disagreement makes the statement all that much more important.
2007-12-25 21:45:20 · answer #7 · answered by tczubernat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Statements I disagree with can call to my attention things I didn't know, or points of view that aren't available to me.
so they have some meaning. even if it's to get me to think.
2007-12-25 06:38:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i usually try to examine the statement if it's worth examine for so as to arrive in a view for all the party where sense of nonsense might synthesize. ahem
2007-12-25 12:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by mike c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I believe that a statement I disagree with is meaningful to the person I am disagreeing with.
2007-12-25 06:37:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋