See Ya March!
1. Question – If everything is meaningless, does that mean that that statement has no validity?
2. Thought – I recall an exchange I once had on the campus of the University of the Philippines in Manila. A student from the audience shouted out that everything in life was meaningless. I responded by saying, “You do not believe that.” He promptly retorted, “Yes, I do,” to which I automatically countered, “No, you don’t.” Exasperated, he said, “I most certainly do; who are you to tell me I don’t?” “Then please repeat your statement for me,” I requested. “Everything in life is meaningless,” he stated again without qualification. I said to him, “Please remain standing; this will only take a moment. I assume that you believe your statement is meaningful. If your statement is meaningful then everything is not meaningless. On the other hand, if everything is meaningless, then what you just said is meaningless too. So in effect you have said nothing.” The young man was startled for a moment and even as I left the auditorium, he was pacing the floor muttering, “If everything is meaningless, then….” So it went!
“There are three things that must go right with any argument:
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The terms must be unambiguous
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The premises must be true
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The argument must be logical” (Beyond Opinion by Ravi Zacharias)
Goodbye Sampa!
