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From:
Peter Hollo
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Tue, 07 Dec 1999 14:33:55 +1100
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Re: (idm) klunko
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quoted 2 lines well, let's just say then that quantum physics chucked the idea of> well, let's just say then that quantum physics chucked the idea of > _obtainable_ objectivity out the window decades ago.
No, not really even that... It's a typical postmodernist misinterpretation of quantum physics or indeed relativity to think that it confirms their relativist beliefs about truth and objectivity. The sort of objective observations that are made unobtainable by quantum physics are on the atomic or subatomic scale. As far as anything that (except in very contrived circumstances) impinges on our everyday life goes, objectivity is still a perfectly reasonable goal and belief in objectivity a reasonable position. FWIW. Peter. -- Peter Hollo raven@fourplay.com.au http://www.fourplay.com.au/me.html FourPlay - Eclectic Electric String Quartet http://www.fourplay.com.au Raven: experimental electronic http://www.fourplay.com.au/sound.html "Of course, dance music can be a music where you lie on your back and your brain cells dance" -Michael Karoli of Can, quoted in Wire mag. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org