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OTHER FORMS AND MEANS OF KNOWLEDGE.
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existent--if, when the relationship is not definitely known, if the second sentence were indicated, such indication would be invalid ; that is, it would be a baseless cognition; and if baseless cognitions were admitted, then the incongruity of everything being indicated by everything would be inevitable. -(1626)
The following Text anticipator an argument from the Opponent's stand. point :
TEXT (1627). “THERE IS NO SUCH ROYAL EDICT AS THAT THAT ALONE IS VALID WHICH IS RELATED'. HOW DOES VALIDITY ATTACH TO PERCEPTION, IN
WHICH THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP?"-(1627)
COMMENTARY.
The Opponent says :-"That validity can attach to only what is related can, at best, be only a Royal Edict; there can be no reason for such an idea. For instance, if it were not a Royal Edict that validity can attach to only what is related ',-how could there be any validity in Perooption, in which there is no Relationship? This has to be explained",- (1627)
The answer to the above is provided in the following
TEXTS (1628-1629). IF SOMETHING UNRELATED COULD BE COGNISED, THEN WHY SHOULD NOT THERE BE COGNITION OF OTHER THINGS ALSO BECAUSE IN THE MATTER OF being unrelated, NO DISTINCTION AMONG THINGS CAN BE PERCEIVED. IN THE CASE OF PERCEPTION ALSO, VALIDITY RESTS UPON RELATIONSHIP ONLY. THE VALIDITY OF A COGNITION CONSISTS IN ITS BEING in conformity (WITH THE REAL STATE OF THINGS), AND THIS CONFORMITY DEPENDS UPON THE PERCEPTION OWING ITS EXISTENCE TO THE THING PER.
CEIVED.-- (1628-1629)
COMMENTARY
If an unrelated thing could be cognised, then there would be an incon. gruity--because there could, in that case, be no distinction between one thing and another,-the absence of relationship being equally present in all things. You have not given any answer to this contention of ours.
As for the question-How is there validity in Perception, in which there is no Relationship it is irrelevant; because no one regards Perception to be valid, in the absence of a Relationship. In fact, even in Perception, validity rests upon Relationship only.
