There are no absolutes!?

Question

am I absolutely sure?
what do u think?

Answer 1

"The only absolute is that there are no absolutes" -- Dharmanator

Answer 2

Reason is a process which starts out by defining an initial set of premises, and then uses logic to produce an argument from those premises that leads to a set of conclusions. The initial premises are assumed to be true. If a premise is questioned, the reasoner must step back and provide a new argument with new premises that has the disputed premise as a conclusion. The reasoner may "step back" any number of times, but at some point the audience must agree to accept all of the starting premises. This gives rise to the question "is there such a thing as an absolute premise?". And this is where one separates the naturalists from the theists. For the naturalist believes that the universe is only material, and will refuse to call the random processes of matter that produced our brains absolutely meaningful. In their estimation consciousness itself is the product of random events and therefore cannot be expected to produce absolute truth, since what it "thinks" is truth is just the excitement of a set of material neurons in some part of the brain. The theist believes that we receive our intellectual soul from God, and that since God is absolute we are capable of discovering absolute truth insofar as we participate in the laws, both natural and moral, that God has set in place. Only one of these positions is consistent. The naturalist saws off the branch that he is sitting on, for he cannot use his reason to explain the meaninglessness of reason without making his own explanation meaningless. The theist however can remain confident that his understanding of God results from his God given intellect encountering the very real and absolute divinity.

Answer 3

There fundamentaly are absolutes. However they are specific.

For instance if i combine 2 elements at a certin pressure at a certin temperature I will absolutely get the same reaction every time.

If there are no absolutes then there has to be an absolute or "there are no absolutes" is absolute. If there is one there is sure to be more. Things dont occur in singularity.

So "there are no absolutes" is a fundamental lie.

Answer 4

I think you just pointed out what in Logic is referred to as a self refuting claim.

There are no absolutes is an absolute statement. As such, it should apply to every statement, including itself. Since something cannot be and not be in the same since and in the same way, this statement is nonsense and thus refutes itself.

I pity the postmodernists that hold this position.

Answer 5

There are some absolutes. It is absolutely going to happen that each of us will face God someday and give an account as to whether we accepted the salvation offered freely through His Son Jesus Christ.

Answer 6

Is an absolute, meaning you are contradicting yourself. Also, with no absolutes, relativism, there is no basis for determining things are wrong, example the Nazis. Do you think they were wrong?

Answer 7

There is no absolute... not even the statement of there being no absolute isn't absolute... exactly

Answer 8

Isn't "There are no absolutes" an absolute?

Answer 9

There are many absolutes. I can't imagine you stating otherwise. It is absolute that some people are crazy.

Answer 10

There are no absolutes because the Absolute is not plural.

Answer 11

There are no absolutes aside from absolutely nothing, which is not there, technically.