Because people have told me "There are no absolutes." That in itself is an absolute statement. So if that one absolute statement exists, what's to say that others cannot?
2007-05-16 17:13:19 · 15 answers · asked by Phantom 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, the concept of "absolutes" is epistemologically undeniable. The effort amounts to intellectual suicide.
You are correct that the statement, "There are no absolutes," is a universal to the effect that no universals exist.
The respondent above, "tkquestion", illustrates the point perfectly. He/she denies that your example self-destructs. However, if his/her statement isn't universal, then at best it's subjective. He says, "it defines the absence of absolute." Where does that definition come from and WHY is it authoritative? What is it about that statement that logically *obligates* assent? There isn't any loophole here. The instant it becomes obligatory, the statement hangs itself.
Cheers,
Grand
2007-05-16 19:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by grand.slam777 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely.
2007-05-17 00:19:26 · answer #2 · answered by sweet & sour 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there are absolutes in life. Look at nature and human behaviour to find the answer you seek. It is absolutely certain that you will some day die. It is absolutely certain that you were born. It is absolutely certain that the sun will rise again. It is absolutely certain that dark will soon follow. It is certain that you will eat a meal within the next week. It is absolute that you will seek answers to your mind's questions. It is absolute that all people have an opinion about any given subject..even if that opinion is that they have not yet formed an opinion. Have you now formed your opinion?
2007-05-17 00:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by Tonny D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commenting on you add-on , the issue is best described as definitive. When you say no, may be , you are open to negotiating yes .Absolute is Period .
Death , again , as answered by many is not absolute as it denotes an end meaning cessation .No question of existence over here
According to Vedic scriptures there are five absolutes amongst us . They are called 'Panchmahabhut' . They are :
Space or Akasha
Air or Vayu
Fire or Tejas
Water or Apa
Earth or Prithvi .
Coming to think of them , yes , they are absolutes .
2007-05-17 02:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by Prince Prem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that there is no absolute.
Even death is realtive. When one organism dies, the leftover becomes the furtile ground for different organism to spawn.
The statement "there is no absolute" isn't absolute, as it defines the absense of absolute. Or seen other way, if you apply the statement on itself, it states there is no absolute.
Aughhh... my head hurts!
2007-05-17 00:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in absolutes,it's existence I am having trouble with
2007-05-17 00:53:05 · answer #6 · answered by Polista 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
If I am standing in the middle of an atomic explosion, I absolutely will die.
If I stand on a cliff one mile high on an earth-sized planet with no atmosphere and jump off with no jet pack, I will die. Absolutely
2007-05-17 01:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah the implosion of relativism, if modernity could only grasp this.
People are idiots, you are right. Absolutes must exist, just as truth must exist. The denial of either of these posits another absolute and truth.
-Kerplunk!
2007-05-17 00:29:39 · answer #8 · answered by Kerplunk! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,
There is absolute darkness, absolute silence, and absolute zero temperature.
Trouble is, for any human to detect them, they are generally contaminated.
2007-05-17 00:49:34 · answer #9 · answered by freebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutes are relative to the perceiver or in some cases the attitude or belief of the individual
2007-05-17 00:24:47 · answer #10 · answered by ogg08 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋