Thread: what is truth
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Old 01-06-2008, 02:07 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NotConvinced View Post
So you're saying Gravity is absolute because you say it is....?
That would be a relative truth. Gravity is an absolute because it is... not because I say it is. It was an absolute before I found out about it, but its property does not change just because I now understand it.

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Yeah it's nice, but Mr. Occam probably came up with it based on personal observation. And, are all other things equal? Are you saying absolute truth is correct because it's the simplest solution?
No.. I am using Occam's Razor for supporting principle evidence. Absolute truth is correct because it simply is. And this has already been Tested and Observed to be true. Science is wonderful!

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I agree that relativism is complex, especially given that logic is based on supposed absolutes. And just because I'm well versed enough in the illusion to get an electrical engineering degree doesn't mean that absolutes are absolute. Code is written for a reason and specific to a purpose making it quite relative. And yeah, it would be funny if my chemical body processes "decided" anything at all.
That was a nasty contradiction in terms. Code is NEVER relative, so you are NOT well versed enough.
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