Re: The Search for Truth

John Pastore (venture@CANCUN.RCE.COM.MX)
Sun, 21 Apr 1996 12:15:09 +0000

On 20 Apr 96 at 9:13, K. Zielinski wrote:

> Mr. Pastore:
> You should look up `objective' and `subjective'
> and
> `relative' in your search queries since truth in its best state is
> objective but in its natural state is subjective and relative. You
> might also include `perspective' and `opinion' in your search as
> well. :)
>

Hi Krista,

Thank you for your suggestion, I will add "objective", "subjective",
"relative", "perspective" and "opinion", to the search queries
although I had been hoping to 'narrow' the field of potential
sources. Be that as it may, I figure what will a few more million
possiblities make to the already 44,172,639. Perhaps though I can
'narrow' the search by repeating each query of the already bulging
list with "subjective" and "objective", and eliminate all those
potential web pages which do not register a new match. Example:
"subjective hate", and then repeat the query with "objective hate."
Perhaps I can further 'narrow' the field repeating the latest queries
with "relative". Example: "relative objective hate". Although I am
not sure where it will get me, I'll give it a try.

Perhaps once I have the 'subjective' and 'objective' queries phase
finalized I can then maintain them as separate categories, and make
a comparison which may yield a mean curve --perhaps like the 'S'
inside the circle of the symbol for Taoism proving, or at least
indicating, old Lao Dzu was right (or so wrong to be right). It
certainly gives me the idea for a title for the survey: "An Alta
Vista Search Result on the Relative Perception of Subjective and
Objective Truth of 'Truth' and Other Assorted 'Semantic Blanks'."

Now all I have to do is think of good opposites for "relative" and
"opinion", but I'm afraid that that might be just a matter of
opinion. In any event thanks again and "Happy Days!" to you too...

> On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, John Pastore wrote:
>
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > In the search* for the truth of "truth", and other semantic
> > blanks, I went to "Alta Vista" which catalogs some 11 billion
> > words on 20 million web pages, just to see where I might take a
> > look, and gauge the field for potential sources. Here is where I
> > might start looking:
> >
> > 1) For "belief" among 153,136 matches
> > 2) For "beauty" among 233,390
> > 3) For "ugliness" among 3,324
> > 4) For "freedom" among 455,429
> > 5) For "rights" among 2,162,954
> > 6) For "wrongs" among 8,920
> > 7) For "good" among 3,814,951
> > 8) For "bad" among 650,737
> > 9) For "love" among 1,516,320
> > 10) For "hate" among 165,258
> > 11) For "right" among 3,375,340
> > 12) For "wrong" among 515,924
> > 13) For "equality" among 77,532
> > 14) For "discrimination" among 147,152
> > 15) For "truth" among 390,669
> > 16) For "consequences" among 171,087
> >
> > * Keeping in mind Disraeli's admonishon: "There are lies, there
> > are damned lies, and there are statisitcs", I disqualified usenet
> > groups in the search queries for matches considering that they
> > would have to be considered 'fringe' semantic blanks. Likewise, I
> > excluded list groups for being the opposite extreme. Hopefully the
> > present field may, thus, better indicate where the "truth" lies.
> >
> > Any suggestions as to where to start?
> >
> >
> > Ka Xiik Keech Ya Utzil,
> >
> > John Pastore
> > Writer/Guide in 'El Mayab'
> > ("The Mayan Homeland")
> > venture@cancun.rce.com.mx
> >
>


Ka Xiik Keech Ya Utzil,

John Pastore
Writer/Guide in 'El Mayab'
("The Mayan Homeland")
venture@cancun.rce.com.mx