Chomsky/Hitchens/Milosevic/Bush

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Facts require interpretation. Facts don't come to us as nicely wrapped, 
neutral chunks of reality. What would a pure fact be? What could it be? 
Could we talk about, even think about, the world of facts without a 
conceptual system already in place? No. "There are only the facts" is 
epistemologically and ontologically barren.

My purpose is not to insult. Just cleaning up some philosophical confusion.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carvill John" <johncarvill at hotmail.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Chomsky/Hitchens/Milosevic/Bush


>
> << From: Michael Bailey
>
> Our story takes place in the area called the SNAKLAB, which is the
> most important area in HTRAE, just because.  We should all know this
> story from birth and this is why, Jor-El, I am leaving you this record
> so that you may discuss Pynchon without offending, when you are grown,
> by your ignorance of the ONLY CORRECT interpretation of these facts.>>
>
> Funny.
>
> If something is a FACT, is it open to interpretation?
>
> Again and again and again I am being taken to task for getting all shirty 
> about people arguing against 'my view' of the facts. BUt there is no such 
> 'view', no such 'opinion'. There are only the facts. You are operating 
> from a position of utter ignorance of the facts, which is cool, but why 
> upbraid me about it?
>
>> let me take it into fiction
>
> You certainly haven't had much success grasping the reality.
>
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