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Originally Posted by NeitherFirstnorLast
"Vague": uncertain, indefinite, unclear.
"Obscure": unfocussed, imprecise.
"Absolutized": to make absolute, to make a priniciple universally valid.
"Precision": the quality of being exact and accurate (the opposite of vague and obscure).
"Depracated": to belittle, depreciate, held in disdain or contempt.
"As a matter of course": A logical outcome.
With these words defined, we can restate this sentence to say the same thing, here goes:
"When statements that are unclear and imprecise are made out to be universal principles, then it logically follows that statements which are exact and accurate will be held in contempt."
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Okay
Ray. Let's assume your translation is what Duddy meant. The second does not necessarily logically follow the first. But nonetheless, what examples does Duddy provide to substantiate this position?
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