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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: TimF who wrote (68792)11/27/2002 3:37:18 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
I think it is useful to differentiate between the degree of difference and the
importance of the difference.


yes.

And both depend on time, place, and people involved as to whether the difference is of importance or not.

Importance is not an external thing, like the sun or a rock that (IMO) exists whether or not people are looking t them or care whether they exist, or even whether people are on earth in the first or last place.

Importance is a man-created concept, and it depends on the people and the situation as to whether in any given case it does or does not exist.

Here's the distinction.

The differences exist and their existence is not dependent on whether or not anybody cares about them.

Whether they are important differences DOES depend on whether anybody cares about them.
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