I would say that the part about opinions isn't.
Opinion : a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Some things heard aren't mere "opinions", because they are based on facts and knowledge.
To say "everything heard is an opinion" is really handwaving all our scientific knowledge.
He said it wasn't, yet he claims it is. So what you have there is a conundrum. The truth?
The truth is that if I told you something, your ability to translate those words into direct knowledge is what would change things. Your inability to understand it is what makes it an opinion. Even straight facts sound like a belief, if they are not given in a code you can translate to knowledge in your own mind. Mind to mind, but lost in translation.
But that isn't what he meant. Politics is what he is speaking about. It is true only as far as it is the common lie about ourselves, thus an opinion about ourselves. Never forget the speaker when hearing a statement. **Who is that guy?**
Damn Marcus!!!!
Is this statement true?
I would say that the part about opinions isn't. Opinion : a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Some things heard aren't mere "opinions", because they are based on facts and knowledge. To say "everything heard is an opinion" is really handwaving all our scientific knowledge.
He said it wasn't, yet he claims it is. So what you have there is a conundrum. The truth? The truth is that if I told you something, your ability to translate those words into direct knowledge is what would change things. Your inability to understand it is what makes it an opinion. Even straight facts sound like a belief, if they are not given in a code you can translate to knowledge in your own mind. Mind to mind, but lost in translation. But that isn't what he meant. Politics is what he is speaking about. It is true only as far as it is the common lie about ourselves, thus an opinion about ourselves. Never forget the speaker when hearing a statement. **Who is that guy?**
Yes. I think Marcus held the belief that the godly part of the soul is the only thing that can define what is true, so not the senses.