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roswellric
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Today's Brain Teaser
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9/4/2012 12:56:16 PM
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Cultural Relativism: Illogical Conclusion
Cultural
relativism is the philosophical belief that all cultural views are equally
valid. However, if you test this position under general rules of logic, you soon
discover that relativism is illogical and self-defeating. If relativism is true
and all points of view are true, then the assertion that relativism is false, is
true. Is this contradictory? Yes. Is truth contradictory? No.
Relativists believe that all truth is relative. Therefore, the
statement, "All truth is relative," would be absolutely true. If this statement
is absolutely true, then not all things are relative and the statement is false.
Relativists declare that "there are no absolute truths." However, this
is an absolute statement, which is supposed to be true. Therefore, it is an
absolute truth and the statement is false.
According to the relativist
position, I can have my own version of truth. Therefore, a truth for me is that
relativism is false. Based on the relativistic rules, I have just established
that relativism is false. Of course, the relativist will say "no" to my logic,
but then what is true for me is not really true, and, again, I have proven the
philosophy of relativism false.
Give it some thought…
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MrHodja
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9/4/2012 1:10:48 PM
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Perfectly clear to me. Some folks will go to any length to rationalize a no-no into something that is "acceptable" - at least in their eyes. That is especially true on moral and integrity issues.
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MartiniMan
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9/4/2012 1:24:56 PM
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All generalizations are false.....including this one.
Using logic and reason in a discussion with a moral relativist is an exercise in futility. When you finally get them trapped into the corner of illogic, and that is always the outcome, then they either resort to name calling or in a childish fit of pique, simply refuse to accept the truth.
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Barneget
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Today's Brain Teaser
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9/4/2012 3:42:47 PM
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A real brain teaser is my family relativism. One grandparent was one of seventeen, the other three were each one of six. I can name my first cousins once, twice and three times removed, my second cousins out to twice removed. Beyond that, it's all relative. And that's my relative truth.
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