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To: r9etb
If there is dynamism, then it means at least some things can change. "A is A," implies that nothing can change. So either dynamism is not universally true, or "A is not always A."

Not at all. A is A is shorthand for a thing is what it is. A is A applies to anything which can be identified and comprehended by means of a concept, an entity, an event, a relationship, or even another concept. A is A in no way implies there is no change.

Change does not mean change from one thing into another. Your precious quarks, do they not move. A quark is a qaurk, but it changes position.

Hank

478 posted on 05/02/2003 4:47:46 PM PDT by Hank Kerchief
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To: Hank Kerchief
A is A in no way implies there is no change.

But if we accept "dynamism" as an axiom, then you have no way to know what A is at any given time. For it to be an objective truth, you have to assume that it remains unchanged. If its properties changed due to dynamism -- well, then, the idea that A is an objective truth is no longer true -- what was true at one instant may not be true the next.

Thus, even "A is A" requires you to make non-objective assumptions about the nature of any A you happen to be considering.

509 posted on 05/03/2003 6:37:01 PM PDT by r9etb
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