[split] Knowing that you cannot know

[Patrick]

Okay, I see what you're saying, Patrick...and, again, I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with you (even though I basically feel the same way, but please don't tell anyone).  I guess I'm asking if you feel the circularity in your argumentation.  Aren't you taking a firmly absolutist stance to disallow any absolutism but your own?

If you'll allow me to reword the last bit of your question, I'll answer it in the following form.

Question: "Aren't you taking a firmly absolutist stance to disallow any absolutism?"

Yes indeed! There is no way to sidestep this seeming paradox. There need be only one exclusion in order to allow all opinions and point of views to coexist peacefully.

Essentially, "My chosen first principle is valid and it invalidates all others."   Does that sound fair to you, Confederation channeling or not?  I mean, aren't you kinda infringing on others' free will to propound this as gospel?

Maybe I would be infringing if Ra had not been so clear on that subject.

Also, please note that I am not telling people what to believe. They can certainly believe in absolute truthism. This belief, like any belief, is valid. I am only saying it is maybe the only belief truly incompatible with the mission of these forums. They can still start another forum somewhere else and create a dogma based cult with a following over there if they so wish.

But my friend, if you can show me how such a belief could peacefully interact on these forums without automatically creating disharmony, I'll be glad to review this core belief of mine? That would be quite big for me in fact.