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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Torvalds Slams Theoretical Security
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 22:31:06 +0000
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On 28/10/2024 13:40, candycanearter07 wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote at 09:39 this Monday (GMT):
>> On 28/10/2024 03:20, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 23:43 this Friday (GMT):
>>>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:39:58 -0700, John Ames wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In fact, you can never be truly certain of anything at all!
>>>>
>>>> Can you be certain of that?
>>>
>>>
>>> Certainly maybe.
>> The one irrefutable fact is that there are, with this exception, no
>> irrefutable facts. But this is of course a meta-fact in a different
>> dimension
> 
> 
> "There are no absolutes" is also a paradox
There are no absolutes except this statement
-- 
"A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight 
and understanding".

Marshall McLuhan