'For the person or persons that hold dominion, can no more combine with the keeping up of majesty the running with harlots drunk or naked about the streets, or the performances of a stage player, or the open violation or contempt of laws passed by themselves than they can combine existence with non-existence'.

- Benedict de Spinoza. Political Treatise. 1677.




Tuesday, July 21, 2009

on certainty 79


79. That I am a man and not a woman can be verified, but if I were to say I was a woman, then tried to explain the error by saying I hadn’t checked the statement, the explanation would not be accepted.



whether a statement works or not –

is an uncertain matter –

if you make a statement –

that you think has no hope of working –

then you are fool

saying you didn’t check the statement –

will only confirm the fact

but who knows?

you might find acceptance anyway –

it really depends –

on who you are talking to


© greg t. charlton. 2009.