i know there is alot of these "truth" questions , but i don't seem to find strong arguments for relative truth.
2006-08-14 19:04:29 · 5 answers · asked by Senorfuzion 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It isn't truth that's relative, it's our beliefs about what is true.
By truth we mean the way the world is. There can be only one way the world is, so there is only one truth. Unfortunately, we cannot know that what we believe is true is true. A lot of people claim to know the truth by faith, but faith is only willfully held belief. Willing things so doesn't make them so - if it did, all religions would be true.
2006-08-14 19:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by brucebirdfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a truth can never exist for everyone as being the same truth. 2 persons sitting in the same room can have different feelings of the same room... a normal man can find the room too hot at 30 degree celcius while a patient suffering from fever would find it cold and need to cover his body... well is it cold or not... no one can tell. you can bring someone from the sahara and ask him to to go to moscow in the summer he will feel cold, while russians can be swimming because it is hot. in fact there is nothing called a universal truth... but there is a universal fact. everyting in this life is "relative" we are back into the theory of relativism...
2006-08-15 02:43:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who argue relative trueth say that trueth changes as we learn more. At least anyone who's tried to argue it with me say that.
I believe trueth doesn't change, just a view of what is true.
Just cause people believe something is true, "The Earth is flat. The Earth is round." whatever, doesn't mean it is. Just our perception or understanding of it is.
I for one believe the Earth was always what it is. Current we believe the Earth is round(ish)... if the Earth is round, it's always been round... Even when people thought it was flat. IF the Earth is flat, then it's always been flat, even though we think it's round.
People who argue relative trueth believe reality changes around them.
Some of them also believe reality isn't real, since "you can't prove it."
But that's all philisophical. And that's fine.. I guess. If people want to believe that nothing is real.
"Someone who doesn't believe in anything will believe anything."
- Some famus dude.
"Someone who stand don'g for anything will fall for everything."
- Some other famus dude.
2006-08-15 02:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by My Two Cents 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is about what really happened, and it is about what you really think and do.
Truth is about you and It's not a part of the General Theory of Relativity. ( except in physics ).
We all think differently about instances in our lives and that's the truth. We perceive them differently ... It's only natural , deal with it.
2006-08-15 02:22:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the truth never required an arguments because it's a subject of self feelings
2006-08-15 02:12:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋