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Re: Is the U.S. ready for a female President?
Maybe this is a bad question. Implies that there is something that the U.S. has to get ready for that specifically intersects with one's sex. Maybe, we may need to ask, is the U.S. still sexist (or so sexist that it will not elect a candidate based on gender)? If we ask that, the burden is shifted on to those that are sexist, not women. The same reframing can go towards the question asked about Obama, "Is America ready for a Black President" or, "Are Americans so racist that they will not elect a Black candidate for President? If the answers to the questions reframed are "Yes" which I think can be empirically argued, we then need to help those sick Americans help their sick selves. … Read More
February 27, 2008 |
African Wisdom commented on What is your question? on January 17, 2008, 3:24 AM
Yes, fallibalism, a kind of knowing that you can be wrong, is a useful orientation when it comes to the question what we claim to know for certain. But at the same time, there is a tension that exist between "meta" certainty and "physical" certainty. On the meta plane I cannot be certain if there is a God or not, however, on the physical plain I can be certain about what my belief in God does for giving me purpose in my life. So, in many instances, it appears that "meta-certainty" does not matter when it comes to getting along with finding some kind of meaning in our lives or handling our daily affairs.
African Wisdom commented on What is your question? on January 17, 2008, 8:24 AM
Yes, fallibalism, a kind of knowing that you can be wrong, is a useful orientation when it comes to the question what we claim to know for certain. But at the same time, there is a tension that exist between "meta" certainty and "physical" certainty. On the meta plane I cannot be certain if there is a God or not, however, on the physical plain I can be certain about what my belief in God does for giving me purpose in my life. So, in many instances, it appears that "meta-certainty" does not matter when it comes to getting along with finding some kind of meaning in our lives or handling our daily affairs.