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Originally Posted by jedaisoul
Saying all arguments are about beliefs is completely different from my understanding of your original claim.
What I see is the depth of belief with which someone may hold an apparently (to me) irrational belief. So, yes I will give up trying to persuade them otherwise. But only because if someone has a closed mind, it is pointless expressing an alternative view.
You appear to be saying "everything is belief" and "all beliefs are equal". Philosophically that is true, but it is not so scientifically. Scientifically we can go beyond our personal beliefs and arrive at objective "facts". Scientifically, all beliefs are not equal.
Anyway, how is any of what you are now saying relevant to this forum?
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As to your first point, I'd say your understanding of what I was trying to get across depends upon what you believe and that would depend upon how you define it.
Second, your rock solid point is something I can't argue with.
As for facts (point 3) see argument I bring up with Tormods post
I don't know - maybe somebody else has a 'belief' about linguistics that is different from thine?
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