There is no need for an Absolutes? Growth and change require an absolute one man said.....?

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something compared to or in relation to something, in his mind that meant something absolute. yet to me it seems that that is not the case. Since growth dos not have to be into something know, something already decided. I mean it can be spontaneous growth into unknown.
And change can be understood in relation to the world around you, itself in constant change. Plus the you that once was compared to the you today, is compared with your memory, also subject to change and distortion. The reality of it being only a thought. So I dont see his arguement of stating that is proof.

I am not a philosophy expert so please correct me if I am wrong.

"Change does infer one absolute being compared to another absolute. You cannot say you are taller if you aren't certain you were once short."

but does not an sbsolute mean something perfect, thus static?
then you compare your height with a memory, a thought.
how can that be absolute, where does it exist? my mind? even that will pass.

my english might be confusing, sorry.
I hope you can understand my meaning anyway.

Answer 1

You are right in seeing that there are no absolutes. But you have also seen the "need" for absolutes by the closed minded. The only true constant is change itself. Most people fear change and so create absolutes, such as religion, to hide from them.

Answer 2

If within the reality of 'time' all things are in a state of flux, then there can be no absolutes within it...unless you consider either the 'time' or the 'flux' will never end, making them absolute.
Otherwise, any thing(s) absolute, exist either only in theory, or outside of the state/reality we exist
i suspect that i've clarified nothing

Answer 3

Change does not infer, it may imply. nothing is perfect, as a matter of fact, nothing is static. There are no absolutes except in death taxes and vodka.

Answer 4

I didn'y say nothing