if you feel that you have done something wrong, that the absolute truth is what is right. Please state one of these issues that is not compared to an absolute standard.
DNA has a helical structure that looks like a twisted ladder. The sides of the ladder are formed by alternating deoxyribose and phosphate molecules, and the rungs of the ladder consist of a "specific order" of 4 nitrogen bases, commonly represented by the letters A,T,C, and G. This is the 4...
As far as gas prices, if the sign says $1.99 per gallon, and you walk up to pay, and the man charges you $4.99 per gallon, you are outraged. Why are you outraged? You are outraged because lying to people is wrong, and cheating people is wrong. you have just spotted an absolute truth by your...
"There are abosolute truths" - absolutely!
"The way we perceive that absolute truth is relative" - absolutely true
"you cannot tell exactly what degrees it is outside by yourself" - absolutely true
people all have different feelings about hot and cold - absolutely true
"Truth is relative and...
Remember, if you believe that all truth is relative, you can't tell anyone that they are wrong (what they're saying is false). That implies that you know what the truth is, which you believe you can't have in the first place.
Please don't think that this is merely a cheap "play on words". It's...
Here is a good example of the difference between truth and belief, which we seem to be getting hung up on.
Life should be protected - this is a absolute truth
Pro-life people think they are protecting life - the life of the unborn
Pro-choice people think they are protecting life - the life of...
Llike I stated in my original post, contrary beliefs are possible, but not contrary truths. For an example:
"The temperature at this time is where I live is 47 degrees F."
This is an absolute truth. This statement is true for everyone.
"Geoman thinks zero degrees celcius is cold" - absolute truth
"African jungle guy thinks it is very very cold" - absolute truth
"Iceland guy thinks it is a warm day" - absolute truth
"where you live there are no blocks of flats higher than 5 stories" - absolute truth
A New Yorker also agrees...
1 - On a certain day, a hurricane tore down some of your fence - absolute truth
2 - you took the wood that was blown free from the fence and made a structure (whatever you want to call it) so you could walk across the ditch - absolute truth
3 - the wood was a tree, was turned into boards...