-----Original Message----- From: Gene Dascher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:11 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Phil Thayer Subject: RE: Everything Is Relative
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Thayer Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:57 PM To: Luke -Jr; [email protected] Subject: RE: Recycling subject lines saves trees (was Re: Stop editingthedamnsubject (was Re: The End Of Western Civilization(wasRe:RoadRunner nonsense (was Re: fwd: RE: STFU RE))
That is only true to a limited extent. You omit to
consider that Islam
is false. When taken into consideration that only one
religion is in
fact true, you will realize that heresy, as well as
morality and such,
as quite objective.
True. There is only one true religion. That would be the one that a
person believes to be true.
Whatever that religion may be. Which is all relative to that person.
So what about the concept of Absolute or Universal or Objective Truth? If I'm reading your statement above, you're saying that there is NO Absolute Truth. Is that a true statement?
True. Because Absolute implies that everyone knows all things, whether they are currently known or not. In monotheistical faiths the only Absolute is the Absolute of a divine power or entity. As far as religion goes it is and will always be a personal choice by which people live their lives and pay the consequences for. Don't confuse religion with a belief in the Absolute truth, or a belief in a devine power or entity. Religion is a means by which people can congregate in an manner agreeable to a group so that they can share in their common convictions. Because two groups of people choose to commune with an Absolute entity or power in different ways does not make one group right while the other may be wrong. They are both communing with the same Absolute power or entity but are doing it in a different manner that may not be agreeable with the other group. What would happen in this world if all the groups gathered together and tried to commune at the same time with the Absolute power or entity? The only true belief would be the last person standing.