Best decade for the NBA?

[LogGrad98]

Anyone else notice that the poll results appear to be flipping us off?

 

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I'm not saying you have to agree with my opinion, but I think it's extremely presumptuous and even more condescending to have the attitude that you do about this (which is essentially that everyone's opinion is naturally invalidated unless they like an era that isn't what they grew up with). Furthermore, you addressed an entire one of the things I mentioned and didn't knock it out of the park either (this is a question of what is the best, not an equivalency based on relativism).

I think opinions can be based on highly subjective criteria (in this case, which era they grew up in and similar concerns) and still be valid. One case is when there there are no truly objective criteria, such as the era in which the NBA was best. If having the subjectivity pointed out really bothers you, you should really ask yourself why.

 

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^ how many bees fly into your bonnet when i say ...

(a) there are no "truly objective" criteria
(b) this doesnt give us license to be sloppy relativists because, despite (a), things have DIFFERENT not EQUAL value

 

[One Brow]

^ how many bees fly into your bonnet when i say ...

(a) there are no "truly objective" criteria
(b) this doesnt give us license to be sloppy relativists because, despite (a), things have DIFFERENT not EQUAL value

None. Should they?

 

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You telling NUMBERICA that is position is (a) PERSPECTIVAL and then draining the discussion with (b) relativism was silly because....

1. All statements of fact or opinion are perspectival. So, you accomplish nothing here.
2. Relativism does too much to de-potentialize the value of/in someone's perspective, adding nothing but a moralizing pat on the head.

 

[One Brow]

You telling NUMBERICA that is position is (a) PERSPECTIVAL and then draining the discussion with (b) relativism was silly because....

1. All statements of fact or opinion are perspectival. So, you accomplish nothing here.
2. Relativism does too much to de-potentialize the value of/in someone's perspective, adding nothing but a moralizing pat on the head.

What if my intent is to remind people that 1. applies at least to this situation? Then not only did I accomplish that, but you have also helped me do so.

I disagree that relativism, when applied to that which is largely relative, depletes the value derived from someone's perspective. A truly rich life requires the ability to incorporate multiple perspectives and evaluate their values. If I prefer vanilla to chocolate, strawberry, or rocky road, my choice becomes no less enjoyable by the recognition it is subjective.

 

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What if my intent is to remind people that 1. applies at least to this situation? Then not only did I accomplish that, but you have also helped me do so.

I disagree that relativism, when applied to that which is largely relative, depletes the value derived from someone's perspective. A truly rich life requires the ability to incorporate multiple perspectives and evaluate their values. If I prefer vanilla to chocolate, strawberry, or rocky road, my choice becomes no less enjoyable by the recognition it is subjective.

you're savvy enough to know that NUMBERICA doesn't need a lesson on importance of relativism, that he steeps himself in multiple perspectives of his own accord. That's why it's interesting when he makes a firm declaration. It's more interesting to understand the PARTICULAR VALUES that compose his declaration than to bring everything back to the "ground" of relativism. Zzzzzzzzz.

 

[MVP]

It was tough choice for me between 80's and 90's but I leaned more towards 90's just because of the Jazz factor and them being powerhouse in 1996-1998.

 

[LogGrad98]

Right. Sweeping, generalizing, umbrella phrases are always true. All of us are simply predisposed to phenomenon, no matter what.






I'm Albanian, so by this logic I'm doomed to be uneducated, tax-avoiding, prostitute-pimping, hairy-assed, and big nosed.




I suppose a couple of those are true.

No no no. You are unique, just like everybody else.

 

[LogGrad98]

^ how many bees fly into your bonnet when i say ...

(a) there are no "truly objective" criteria

Oh yeah, how many slices of american cheese are in your fridge? I have 7. Pretty damn objective there.

(b) this doesnt give us license to be sloppy relativists because, despite (a), things have DIFFERENT not EQUAL value

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think opinions can be based on highly subjective criteria (in this case, which era they grew up in and similar concerns) and still be valid. One case is when there there are no truly objective criteria, such as the era in which the NBA was best. If having the subjectivity pointed out really bothers you, you should really ask yourself why.

I'd rather ask you why you think you need to come into a thread and **** on everyone, change the stated criteria, and insist on blasting *** on your tummy about how smart you think you are.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I'd rather ask you why you think you need to come into a thread and **** on everyone, change the stated criteria, and insist on blasting *** on your tummy about how smart you think you are.

I was fine with it. It was hilarious seeing him backtrack in the severity of his statement, when NAOS dairy-queen'd him. Many bees most certainly flew into his bonnet