If i say i'm right and you say i'm wrong...who IS right? and Vice versa..?

Question

Who makes all the rules..Who lays down the law...If i don't respect your views then why should you respect mine......
The answer is non exsistent..

Answer 1

Okay, I am guessing you are either American, and this is your prime time, or your in the UK and on the grog (like me) but either way................feck the rules........we are each, as individuals, in our own way.........if everybody was the same, the world would be boring!
Each to their own, and lets carry on arguing about it I say!
Freedom of speech etc, etc:)

Answer 2

If there are no shared values or respect for them then obviously there can be no shared consensus or respect.

However a rational (e.g. scientific) approach *attempts* to objectively determine matters of truth through weight of evidence. Thus if someone tells you you are wrong, you should evaluate whether they are qualified to make that judgement. Do they possess enough evidence to pass that judgement? Most of the time the answer will be no and you can dismiss their judgement. However if it is from someone more experienced then you should consider what they have to say.

The difficulty comes when someone interprets reality differently (different frame of understanding). Thus creation myths are true in some senses (e.g. australian aboriginal dreaming, Genesis etc) but they are not true in a literal sense that Western rational thought would consider true.

Answer 3

It's all in the proof. You can't prove a negative, so.if you're positive (evidence wise), you win!

Which rules? The rules of gravity are standard for THIS atmosphere, but not the moon's atmosphere.

Laws are already written and on the books...that's why the courts are so full and people are tried.

Respect is mutual, however, it's possible to respect someone without believing they are right.

Answer 4

You're hitting on something that a lot of people miss I think . I'm a Christian, but I am aware that using the Bible to prove my point to someone who doesn't believe in the Bible is just pointless. We must find common ground if we wish to have a discussion that doesn't go round in circles. Our proofs of anything must come from commonly accepted sources.

Answer 5

No, what happens in that case is that you have to put forward facts to prove you are right, or to disprove the other person. If someone tells me a door is blue for instance, and I say it's red one of us would have to get a paint chart to find a duly labelled colour match. Simple really.

Answer 6

Truth is subjective; there is rarely a right or wrong answer for a lot of questions. For example, I think I just answered your question correctly, however another person will probably think it's a load of dung. I guess each person has to decide for themselves.

Answer 7

If the answer is non existent, why pose the question. For everyone, right and wrong is different. It depends, greatly, upon who taught you their right and wrong. Where there are laws made, you do have a definite right and wrong. The rest is up to your morals.

Answer 8

Honestily i think there is no such thing as "wrong"
there is merely opinion.
Wrong to u right 2 me.
A homeless steels an apple.. wrong to us .. a method of survival for him.
AND WHY THE HELL IS THIS IN THE GAY AND LESBIAN SECTION??
NOW THERE IZ A QUESTION WITH AN ANSWER THAT DOES NOT EXSIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Being right is a point of view... But with that said, if you agree with whatever I'm thinking at the time, you're probably right.

Answer 10

Societies and communities work quite well by determining shared truth -- then when idiots decide to write down those shared truths (with the changes they always wanted) they become religion -- we are better off continuing consensus instead.

Reyn
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