Here's a somewhat continuation of my previous post...
Suppose someone argues that all our 5 senses can be tricked and we cannot honestly say that we 'know' anything at all.
Suppose there isn't a good argument against this form of skepticism.
Does this favor the postmodernist?
I don't think it does. It brings into question how we know things, but it doesn't bring into the question of whether or not truth is relative or objective (IF the postmodernist is trying to assert relative truth).
I do find the idea that logic is still tangible in a world even in a world where our 5 senses are unreliable.
Think of it this way; If they postmodernist argues that our 5 senses are unreliable, therefore there is no objective truth (or some other variation of this), then the postmodernist is using some form of logic to establish his/her point.
Anyway though, if the postmodernist does make that argument, then he/she would also be arguing that the fact that "there is no objective truth" is objectively true. Which is self-defeating... Unless of course they simply just "believe" that there is not objective truth, and it's merely a subjective truth, then I don't see why we should even believe in their arguments or any sort.
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