Basically our conversations of Text in classes boiled down to What is Truth? Weird. Presuming there is a truth...rather, if there is such a thing as Truth, then what would it be like? Dr. Rickly and I went back and forth on this topic. I was holding fast to truth claims and she was (as usual) playing her favorite role, Devil's advocate. Of course she believes in Truth. Ask her. She was only speculating the possibility of an ideal relativist world-view.
I somewhat understand the philosophy of idealic relativism and even rationalism, however, that is all they are, idealic. The actual existence of these world-views cannot exist. Rationalism ends with the lead of faith in proving one's own reality. Relativism is destroyed in claiming the 'absolute truth' that "EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE."
All in all, the text (or Truths) Do exist in our class. Its existence is revealed in our ability to a simultaneously understand Dr. Rickly. She speaks words, and we coherently can interpret them, store them, and repeat them.
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Amen! There are absolutely things that are true. There is truth wether people want to recognize them as truths or not. I thought yalls discussion was very interesting. It was more like a theology class than an English class! haha
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