Is there absolute truth?

Question

Is there absolute truth? If not, how do you justify that "there is no absolute truth" is an absolute statement?

Answer 1

Yes, there is Absolute Truth.

You are right -- it is irrational for anyone to claim there is no absolute truth (given that the claim itself "that there is no absolute truth" is claiming to be an absolute truth).

I have come to the conclusion (after much investigation) that it is the absolute truth that God exists, and that this God is the Christian God.

I used to be an atheist. Over a period of time however, I grew convinced of the existence of the Christian God, and ultimately committed my life to Christ (e.g., see http://www.godsci.org/gs/chri/testimony/seek.html ).

For scientific and intellectual evidence for the existence of God, see http://www.godsci.org/gs/godsci/evidence.htm

Cordially,
John

Answer 2

What Is the Truth?
At John 17:3 Jesus is praying to his father, and He says "you are the only true God." He spoke the truth.

So let us leave the murky waters of relativism and examine briefly what the Bible describes as the pure waters of truth. (John 4:14; Revelation 22:17) In the Bible, “truth” is not at all like the abstract, intangible concept over which philosophers debate.

When Jesus said that his whole purpose in life was to talk about the truth, he was speaking of something that faithful Jews had valued for centuries. In their sacred writings, the Jews had long read of “truth” as something concrete, not theoretical. In the Bible, “truth” translates the Hebrew word “’emeth',” which signifies that which is firm, solid, and, perhaps most of all, reliable.

MANY religious organizations claim to have the truth, and they offer it eagerly to others. However, between them they offer a dizzying profusion of “truths.” Is this just another evidence that all truths are relative, that there are no absolute truths? No.

In his book The Art of Thinking, Professor V. R. Ruggiero expresses his surprise that even intelligent people sometimes say that truth is relative. He reasons: “If everyone makes his own truth, then no person’s idea can be better than another’s. All must be equal. And if all ideas are equal, what is the point in researching any subject? Why dig in the ground for answers to archeological questions? Why probe the causes of tension in the Middle East? Why search for a cancer cure? Why explore the galaxy? These activities make sense only if some answers are better than others, if truth is something separate from, and unaffected by, individual perspectives.”

In fact, no one really believes that there is no truth. When it comes to physical realities, such as medicine, mathematics, or the laws of physics, even the staunchest relativist will believe that some things are true. Who of us would dare to ride in an airplane if we did not think that the laws of aerodynamics were absolute truths? Verifiable truths do exist; they surround us, and we stake our lives on them.

Truth is Truth, you cannot change it

Answer 3

Those who say that there are no absolutes are often very adamant about their belief. If they say that they are absolutely sure, then they are wrong because their own statement is an absolute. If they are not 100 percent sure, then there is a chance that they are wrong and they are risking their eternal salvation by trusting in a wrong belief. God tells us that there is an objective, absolute truth that is not subject to man’s interpretations or whims, on which we can base our eternity. That truth is the Word of God (John 17:7).

Answer 4

Those who say that there are no absolutes are often very adamant about their belief. If they say that they are absolutely sure, then they are wrong because their own statement is an absolute. If they are not 100 percent sure, then there is a chance that they are wrong and they are risking their eternal salvation by trusting in a wrong belief. God tells us that there is an objective, absolute truth that is not subject to man’s interpretations or whims, on which we can base our eternity. That truth is the Word of God (John 17:7).

Answer 5

Not all truth is absolute, certainly. For example, it's true that I'm typing on my computer now, but that truth will change once I log off.
Eternal, absolute truth only comes from God--in fact, He said he actually IS the truth (John 14:1) so His character and being is absolutely true.

Answer 6

Yes Of course there is there is, an absolute truth about anything and everything, there is absolute truth, just like there is absolute lies!

Answer 7

To me, if there is an absolute truth, then there must be an absolute false- instead, realize that what seems black and white is really infinite shades of grey- and grey as you know is made up of both black and white. Thus, what appears to be black also has white, and what is white also has black. So to put it, what seems true is true and also false, what is false is false and also true. What matters most is not the balance of truth and falsity in something, but the perception you make of it.

Answer 8

A friend of mine once told me that "There is no reality, only different people's perceptions." I reckoned it was about the most stupid thing I'd ever heard.

I figure the same probably goes for absolute truth. But I'm not absolutely sure about it...

Answer 9

The Truth that can lead you to the Eternal Life is to know the only True God and to a person who sent him. John 17:3

Answer 10

There is absolute truth.

For example I am righting this answer or my name is ------ -------.

But since this is a religious question, I'll assume you are talking about absolute truth when it comes to God. Again there is absolute truth.

He is either real or not. One of those is an absolute truth.