I understand that moral truth is relative to the individual, and mathmatics, gravity etc...are concrete truths for everyone... what is the boundry that separates the types of truth?
2007-03-28 15:41:59 · 8 answers · asked by wundumgai 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Even those "concrete " truths you site are relative. Example: 180 degress in a triangle - true for plane geometry but wrong for spherical geometry. Gravity is relative to velocity. And there are many more. The gist of it all is truth is always relative.
2007-03-28 17:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe most truths, the ones that we are involved with spiritually and emotionally etc., are all relative. it depends on your belief system, it is a personal and individual thing, that is why one person can never really understand another person. We each live in a world of our own. Everything is based on perception of the individual. Truth is always changing its form. For instance: is it wrong to steal? what about if your child is hungry and you must steal to get him food. Is it wrong to lie? what if a stranger is asking a young person who is home alone if they are alone? or something like that. You need to be flexible and discerning to know the truth for each situation, you can not predetermine it, like creating rules or laws or commandments, these things are the ruler but there needs to be exceptions.
2007-03-28 15:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by Hjkl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "truth" has changed in many ways over the years.
Science isn't concrete, even though we like to think it is.
The "truth" 100's of years ago was that the world is flat.
Todays "truth" is obviously different.
What is true today, may be false tomorrow.
Truth is always relative, for our own perception of what is true is
always subject to change.
2007-03-28 15:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Steven C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a perspective of yourself. There can be no belief that isn't just that, a belief. Beliefs may or may not be truths. Humans do their best to properly discern the difference but in essence theirs no way to be positive. Thus it is always relative until we manage to connect with whatever source there is directly and to move from that awareness rather than hoping our senses are accurately representing the true realities.
2007-03-28 15:47:23 · answer #4 · answered by Answerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relative truth is a truth that is changeabe and depends on concrete truth.
2007-03-28 21:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by intellectualamarflame 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nature is truth. Mother earth owns us, we do not own the earth. The things we ignore, such as, the weather(global warming), animals & trees (deminitioning and being extinct), and earth & water (covered with concrete and fill with cemicals) are truth. Those things will always be truthful. Nature, the animals, trees, grass, weather are true and truthful, they never lie.
Nature and the earth is truth to me becuase nothing else does not seem to have happiness, belonging, spirituality.
2007-03-28 16:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Stony 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is never relative. Otherwise no one could ever be corrected because they would all be right. Think about it
2007-03-28 16:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by sunscour 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our gut. When we are justifying, it is relative. When we go with our gut, it's concrete.
2007-03-28 15:47:14 · answer #8 · answered by SayWhat? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋