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To: jkl1122

I apologise, I took the term irrational, too personally. I was bothered by the more recent entries to this thread, which don't have anything positive to say.

I believe that it is inherent in us humans to strive, with all our might, for absolute truths. But throughout the history of mankind, there has just not been evidence of the existence of an absolute truths. Everything is situational. It would seem that an absolute truth, by definition, would be so absolute, that none could deny it. I have yet to see this. As an example, I will use the taking of a human life. One would think that this has to be an absolute truth...that it is horribly wrong. Yet, there are so many examples of the taking of human lives that are considered moral....war, self-defence, etc., and so many that are considered immoral, murder, abortion, etc. They both have the same result, a human life is removed. This, to me, is what I consider morally relative.

As I said, if I wake up tomorrow morning, believing differently, then so be it.


75 posted on 06/20/2005 12:26:55 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: stuartcr
It would seem that an absolute truth, by definition, would be so absolute, that none could deny it.

Excellent point.

By reading the Word of God, we know that all men are fallen and will deny His absolute truth, unless and until God turns them from the darkness to His light.

And this truth plays out before our eyes every minute of every day.

Read the Bible. It will answer your questions. There is no truth without it.

86 posted on 06/20/2005 12:47:31 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg (There are very few shades of gray.)
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