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Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth
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RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth
October 20, 2015 at 2:52 am (This post was last modified: October 20, 2015 at 3:15 am by Whateverist.)
(October 3, 2015 at 4:50 pm)Delicate Wrote: Thus, atheists cannot escape absolute truths, on any level.


If there are any absolute truths, why would we want to escape them?  

But what really does "absolute" add to "truth".  Truth is simply a concept regarding the fit between language and the state of affairs it describes.  Truth is already contingent on the correct use of the language so that it correctly maps to the way things stand.  I simply don't understand what additional condition must be met in order for a bit of language to be not just the truth but also the "absolute" truth.  Is this a coherent idea?  I don't get it.
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Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 3, 2015 at 4:50 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by vorlon13 - October 3, 2015 at 4:54 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by vorlon13 - October 20, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Spooky - October 3, 2015 at 4:55 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Longhorn - October 3, 2015 at 5:48 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Jenny A - October 3, 2015 at 5:50 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by drfuzzy - October 3, 2015 at 5:55 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by abaris - October 3, 2015 at 6:01 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by KevinM1 - October 3, 2015 at 7:14 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by KevinM1 - October 6, 2015 at 10:45 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Alex K - October 3, 2015 at 8:06 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Exian - October 3, 2015 at 8:44 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by wiploc - October 3, 2015 at 9:12 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - October 3, 2015 at 9:29 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 5, 2015 at 12:45 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Silver - October 5, 2015 at 1:05 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Darkstar - October 5, 2015 at 1:57 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 5, 2015 at 1:09 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - October 5, 2015 at 3:04 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 5, 2015 at 3:52 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 5, 2015 at 2:10 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Angrboda - October 5, 2015 at 11:33 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 5, 2015 at 1:28 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 6, 2015 at 4:44 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 6, 2015 at 11:35 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 7, 2015 at 12:07 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Ravenshire - October 10, 2015 at 1:25 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 5, 2015 at 1:37 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 7, 2015 at 12:20 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 7, 2015 at 12:30 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 7, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 7, 2015 at 12:37 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 7, 2015 at 3:10 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by brewer - October 7, 2015 at 7:48 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - October 7, 2015 at 4:23 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - October 7, 2015 at 6:13 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Reforged - October 7, 2015 at 6:38 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Losty - October 7, 2015 at 11:33 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 18, 2015 at 8:24 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 23, 2015 at 11:13 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Delicate - October 24, 2015 at 2:10 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by LostLocke - November 4, 2015 at 6:09 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Silver - October 10, 2015 at 12:01 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by dyresand - October 10, 2015 at 1:17 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Silver - October 10, 2015 at 1:22 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Alex K - October 19, 2015 at 9:07 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Whateverist - October 20, 2015 at 2:52 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Ben Davis - October 20, 2015 at 6:34 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by ignoramus - October 20, 2015 at 7:17 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - October 20, 2015 at 7:43 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by LostLocke - October 20, 2015 at 8:21 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Mothonis - October 24, 2015 at 12:11 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by dyresand - October 24, 2015 at 1:36 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by ignoramus - October 24, 2015 at 2:30 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - October 24, 2015 at 2:40 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Silver - October 24, 2015 at 2:49 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by ignoramus - October 24, 2015 at 3:07 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by brewer - October 24, 2015 at 9:49 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - October 24, 2015 at 4:57 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Infanta - November 3, 2015 at 8:15 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by IATIA - November 3, 2015 at 9:08 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by abaris - November 4, 2015 at 6:43 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Ludwig - November 4, 2015 at 2:14 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Angrboda - November 4, 2015 at 2:17 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - November 4, 2015 at 5:27 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by KevinM1 - November 4, 2015 at 5:44 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Angrboda - November 4, 2015 at 6:03 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by abaris - November 4, 2015 at 6:35 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Spooky - November 4, 2015 at 6:37 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Crossless1 - November 4, 2015 at 6:43 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by abaris - November 4, 2015 at 7:11 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by abaris - November 4, 2015 at 7:15 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Angrboda - November 4, 2015 at 7:54 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Silver - November 4, 2015 at 8:01 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Angrboda - November 4, 2015 at 8:05 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Angrboda - November 4, 2015 at 8:41 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Mudhammam - November 5, 2015 at 2:11 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Silver - November 4, 2015 at 7:20 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by abaris - November 4, 2015 at 7:31 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Angrboda - November 4, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Reforged - November 5, 2015 at 2:35 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by Mudhammam - November 5, 2015 at 9:32 am
RE: Why atheism cannot escape absolute truth - by robvalue - November 5, 2015 at 9:59 am

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