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Ryu (JKD?) · 03-19-2002, 10:31 AM

and I adhere to that absolutely and unconditionally.

Then one can make the same argument about him. He's closing his mind off unconditionally to any other possibility.
It is very difficult to make general assumptions about things without having knowledge, understanding, and a cultured life in some way. All "truths" are not made equal no matter how much political correctness claims it so. Look in the realm of martial arts.
We have one man's "truth" that is pure BJJ and another man's "truth" is pure point karate. Who's "truth" is more correct when it comes to combat? Anyone who says "well it's the fighter not the style" is missing the point completely. There IS truth there. One truth has a better grasp on reality then the other. So to simply say there truth is not my truth might be okay, but don't expect those two truths to be equal when it comes to "prove" them.
You can say this about religion too. I agree that no religion has the monopoly on truth. It bothers me when some say they do. However again, we need to use our brains and knowledge and experience to make distinctions. Is the "truth" of a violent cult who kills people "equal" to the truth of a church who does its best to teach people to love, etc.?
Say one person's philosophical "truth" is raping little girls. Is his truth okay? Is it equal to another man's philosophical truth that you should not harm people unless there is no other choice?

Too many people don't use their noggins. They simply want an "all powerful" catch phrase or one quote philosophy that guides them throughout all of life. Doesn't happen.
The real meat of Bruce's philo is that you EXPERIENCE and RESEARCH truth. Don't simply quote Bruce and think now you know better than all religious people, philosophers, and martial artists because "Bruce said so." Find the cause of YOUR ignorance.
This isn't addressed to anyone in particular. Just making things a bit more complex because life is full of complexities. The only way to do away with complexity is to have knowledge, judgment, understanding, and culture. Without these things people simply "run away" from issues.

Being politically correct can become a disease to "truth" Remember that....

Ryu

03-19-2002, 10:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ryu (JKD?) Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 623 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	and I adhere to that absolutely and unconditionally. Then one can make the same argument about him. He's closing his mind off unconditionally to any other possibility. It is very difficult to make general assumptions about things without having knowledge, understanding, and a cultured life in some way. All "truths" are not made equal no matter how much political correctness claims it so. Look in the realm of martial arts. We have one man's "truth" that is pure BJJ and another man's "truth" is pure point karate. Who's "truth" is more correct when it comes to combat? Anyone who says "well it's the fighter not the style" is missing the point completely. There IS truth there. One truth has a better grasp on reality then the other. So to simply say there truth is not my truth might be okay, but don't expect those two truths to be equal when it comes to "prove" them. You can say this about religion too. I agree that no religion has the monopoly on truth. It bothers me when some say they do. However again, we need to use our brains and knowledge and experience to make distinctions. Is the "truth" of a violent cult who kills people "equal" to the truth of a church who does its best to teach people to love, etc.? Say one person's philosophical "truth" is raping little girls. Is his truth okay? Is it equal to another man's philosophical truth that you should not harm people unless there is no other choice? Too many people don't use their noggins. They simply want an "all powerful" catch phrase or one quote philosophy that guides them throughout all of life. Doesn't happen. The real meat of Bruce's philo is that you EXPERIENCE and RESEARCH truth. Don't simply quote Bruce and think now you know better than all religious people, philosophers, and martial artists because "Bruce said so." Find the cause of YOUR ignorance. This isn't addressed to anyone in particular. Just making things a bit more complex because life is full of complexities. The only way to do away with complexity is to have knowledge, judgment, understanding, and culture. Without these things people simply "run away" from issues. Being politically correct can become a disease to "truth" Remember that.... Ryu __________________ Sekkendo...