Re: [Rbopensource-developer] [OT] Absolutes

[Frank B. <bit...@gs...>]

Of course there are absolutes. Look for abs() in the language reference. ;)

Cheers,
   Frank+++


On 24.06.2003 11:23 Uhr, Bruce M. Axtens wrote:

> 
>> "There are no absolutes no absolute good or evil; no absolute way of
>> living. No absolute truth. All truths are mediated and tempered by the
>> fact of living. Being alive qualifies all things."
>>                            Ben Okri in 'A Way of Being Free', 1997, p54
> 
> How can he say, so absolutely, that there are no absolutes? A bit of
> honesty here, Mr Okri, please. At most we can say, "There may be no
> absolutes, but seeing as I don't have absolute knowledge I can't be
> absolutely sure."
> 
> Bruce.