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Old 04-04-2008, 12:47 AM   #179 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nick Treklis View Post
Is this an absolute truth? If so then the statement immediately falls into contradiction and becomes worthless.
If there is an absolute truth then it is the universe.
If you ask is the statement an absolute truth the answer would be no. It is only part of the universe.
in that sense any statement is only part of an the universe, even the erroneous ones.
So me saying there are no absolute truths is not an absolute truth and therefore not a contradiction?

Tell me an absolute truth.
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