(January 20, 2010 at 6:59 pm)chatpilot Wrote: Thanks Void but relative to what? My actions? When I posted this I was thinking only in the subjective mode I was not even considering relative truths. Interesting. I get subjective truth but according to what I read in wikipedia I don't see how relativism is a valid indicator of truth.
Relative to the strength of gravity in your location (weak gravity may see the ball suspended or rising indefinitely).
Relative to how hard you throw the ball (you may throw it past the point of no return).
Relative to the composition of the ball (A ball who's average area/mass is lighter than air would float away from the source of gravity due to air currents).
Thus the statement "what comes up must come down" is a relative truth.
Quote:The term often refers to truth relativism, which is the doctrine that there are no absolute truths, i.e., that truth is always relative to some particular frame of reference, such as a language or a culture. However, this statement is self-defeating, because if it were held true that all truth is subject to a frame of reference, then the statement in itself is subject to a frame of reference, and thus not true for everyone.
You can have a universe with absolute truths and relative truths, they are not mutually exclusive.
For example in our universe:
Absolute: The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792,458 m/s
Relative : The sky is blue
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