02-14-2003, 09:57 PM
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sex dwarf
Join Date: May 2002
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Relativists believe that all truth is relative. Therefore, the statement, "All truth is relative," would be absolutely true. If this statement is absolutely true, then not all things are relative and the statement is false.
Relativists declare that "there are no absolute truths." However, this is an absolute statement, which is supposed to be true. Therefore, it is an absolute truth and the statement is false.
According to the relativist position, I can have my own version of truth. Therefore, a truth for me is that relativism is false. Based on the relativistic rules, I have just established that relativism is false. Of course, the relativist will say "no" to my logic, but then what is true for me is not really true, and, again, I have proven the philosophy of relativism false.
Give it some thought?
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Not proof at all. Very unsound logic. Using the universal modernist notion of rationality on relativism is like saying "I am right, and if we all assume that I'm right, I'll be able to prove that I'm right. Please keep in mind that in order for this to work, I have to be right.". It's like Anselm's ontological proof of the existence of God - which only works if you already believe God exists.
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