'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, August 24, 2010

on certainty 610


610. And are we right or wrong to combat it? Of course there are all sorts of slogans which will be used to support our proceedings.



logically speaking –

there is no right or wrong  –

any proposition – any proposal –

is open to question –

open to doubt –

is uncertain

what we are talking about here –

is rhetoric –

and the battle of rhetoric –

and if you are going to play this game –

I say –

go your hardest


© greg t. charlton. 2010.