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06 July 2006

Truthiness, Colbert, and Relativism

15:19:28 :: [philosophy, general] :: 215 words

Moral relativists make the grievous mistake of assigning to their beliefs truthiness instead of truth, in my humble opinion. For a hilariously accurate exposition of Truthiness and, by extension, relativism, see the Wikipedia article.

The more I know of Stephen Colbert the more I like him. Articulate, hilarious, and precise. Do you remember his roasting of President Bush back in April? No? Well, I didn’t either, so you’re in good company: here’s the full transcript, and the YouTube mirror of the videos [First, Second, Third parts], as well as the opening segment of the next broadcast of the Colbert Report (01 May 2006) after the roasting.

The more I understand, the more questions I have; and the more I get to know Colbert, the more I believe him to be a genius.

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  1.  Jeff Says:

    Indeed… I’ve been watching since the very first show, and it’s been great. So much better for me than the Daily Show, which is becoming more and more leftward leaning every day.

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Truthiness, Colbert, and Relativism

15:19:28 :: [philosophy, general] :: 215 words

Moral relativists make the grievous mistake of assigning to their beliefs truthiness instead of truth, in my humble opinion. For a hilariously accurate exposition of Truthiness and, by extension, relativism, see the Wikipedia article.

The more I know of Stephen Colbert the more I like him. Articulate, hilarious, and precise. Do you remember his roasting of President Bush back in April? No? Well, I didn’t either, so you’re in good company: here’s the full transcript, and the YouTube mirror of the videos [First, Second, Third parts], as well as the opening segment of the next broadcast of the Colbert Report (01 May 2006) after the roasting.

The more I understand, the more questions I have; and the more I get to know Colbert, the more I believe him to be a genius.

No Responses to “Truthiness, Colbert, and Relativism”

  1.  Jeff Says:

    Indeed… I’ve been watching since the very first show, and it’s been great. So much better for me than the Daily Show, which is becoming more and more leftward leaning every day.

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