Mike, if you're going to make claims about yourself you have to expect responses. Respect for one's writings must be earned, not demanded, claimed or compelled.
I don't demand respect for my writings, nor demand it. That's not what I said, (as it would presume you are the worthy qualifier of what I say)I said it's best not to assume you know the pragmatics of my statements. I say this so that you won't make errors of
equivocation. Naturally, it's quite self-evident that a person of normal intelligence or above will know what they mean when they state something, which is what my claim was,
precisely, that it is more reasonable that a person will know what they mean by what they state, rather than what others think they mean.
You just USED what I said to make out that I was agreeing with what you had been saying all along.
What is the evidence for your personal truth over anyone else's personal truth.
I don't claim "personal truth" over others. Truth that is not dependent upon me believing it, is not, "personal truth". Thus, you are asking why my belief in gravity is any better than your grandson's belief in fairies.
This assumes that because one person has a personal religious belief, that what I believe will be the same as "anyone else's personal truth".
You have omitted to state your argument - which is to presume that what I believe in is the same as other people's
personal truths. It is a non-sequitur to state that because I have faith in Christ, that it is therefore a personal-truth.
Edited by mike the wiz, : No reason given.