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by fluxit

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What do we really know? The story goes that one is strolling along somewhere in the universe discovering a complex object. Curious about the object a scientific investigation is launched to discover the order behind this discovered complexity. At some point, an assertation is made about the object?s origin. Thus, the essential three components of natural understanding are complexity, order, and origin.

Science deals exclusively with complexity and order whereas origin is left to something other than science such as cosmology, philosophy, or theology. Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity. Rarely do people pursue the epistemological truth. Instead, they seem to make up a truth then wildly attempt to justify their pseudo truths with emotional outburst and projection of fault onto anything that challenges their self-proclaimed truths.

Being those in the information field, an aspect of information systems should seek to promote the epistemological truth. How can systems, software, and methods promote, manage, and encourage the epistemological truth?

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by wow > work

"Rarely do people pursue the epistemological truth. Instead, they seem to make up a truth then wildly attempt to justify their pseudo truths with emotional outburst and projection of fault onto anything that challenges their self-proclaimed truths."

This is *exactly* how children argue over the internet:

"Said game sucks!"
"No, it's awesome, loser!"
"No, it sucks, and you suck!!1!"
"You suck and your mother sucks!!1!"
Then the 12 year olds start throwing in the "haxor" type spellings and it all goes to hell from there.

by charliespencer

Arguing on the Internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. You may win, but just participating tells people a lot about you.

by tig2

I appreciated that little trip down memory lane!

Seems like no matter how often we pitch this guy over the side, he continually comes back. I begin to think that TR is becoming flypaper for freaks.

*sigh*

by tig2

The silence is more the accurate.

Fluxit is a long time peer of multiple incarnations with a known misogyny issue. Follow the last of Palmetto's links for the last time he pulled one of these.

In that case, he was answered thoughtfully and seriously- by me, at least. He did not choose to do me the same courtesy. And he attacks a friend of mine at any opportunity.

by santeewelding

I paid more attention to bare merit than to source. I have since read the links and made a connection. They do bear on the post.

The post, which I took alone, rose but did not achieve what I saw to be its potential. This, the shortfall and not the links, is why I predicted silence.

I allowed for projection and outburst also for reason aside from, and before making a connection to, the links.

Fluxit started well and neutrally enough. I was engaged. (His) rise of action then fell. His own "emotional outburst and projection of fault" was but lightly disguised. He wrote as one very nearly possessed himself of "epistemological truth."

As has been already said, Tig: you are easy to love. Thank you.

Richard

by fluxit

I am neither silent nor am I expressing emotional outburst. However, I predict you will continue your rants and attacks as usual. And you have begun.

What I obtain from this site is a slice of society. I gain insight from your responses. Sometimes it is difficult to get you to express what I need from you because you are so busy being foolish but I have always obtained exactly what I came for when I posted things in various forms.

None of you truly know what I believe or who I am. All you know is what I allow you to know. I predict someone out there will claim to have compiled a history and has analyzed who I am by what I have said or not said; by the character of mere responses. Yet all they know is what I have allowed or not allowed people to see. What could that be, who could possibly know?

No man knows the mind or the heart of another.

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