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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Sat Oct 13, 2018, 11:51 AM Oct 2018

Serious question ( if you have nothing better to ponder): are there any true "absolutes"?

Is there any rule which has NO exceptions; any truth which is totally without some minor flaw or aberration?

I believe each of us has our own subjective list of absolutes, but none can be imposed on another.

Hmmm?

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Serious question ( if you have nothing better to ponder): are there any true "absolutes"? (Original Post) Atticus Oct 2018 OP

everything is temporary and all things change WhiteTara Oct 2018 #1

Heraclitus said that, very early on. empedocles Oct 2018 #2

If ther are no absolutes, wouldn't that be an absolute truth? petronius Oct 2018 #3

Absolutly Achilleaze Oct 2018 #4

Absolutely. nt Atticus Oct 2018 #5

Petronius, 'If there are no absolutes, wouldn't that be an absolute truth?' empedocles Oct 2018 #9

Obvious answer must be Maybe uppityperson Oct 2018 #6

If one posits, 'there are no absolutes' empedocles Oct 2018 #7

this is the catch of duality WhiteTara Oct 2018 #11

impose on others? well I would say murdering a neighbor for their dog barking is wrong, absolutely beachbum bob Oct 2018 #8

Zero. OilemFirchen Oct 2018 #10

Physics identifies several. Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #12

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)

1. everything is temporary and all things change

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 11:52 AM

Oct 2018

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

2. Heraclitus said that, very early on.

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 11:57 AM

Oct 2018

'One cannot stand in the same river twice.'

petronius

(26,603 posts)

3. If ther are no absolutes, wouldn't that be an absolute truth?

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 11:58 AM

Oct 2018

You knew that was coming...

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

4. Absolutly

Reply to petronius (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:00 PM

Oct 2018

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

5. Absolutely. nt

Reply to petronius (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:01 PM

Oct 2018

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

9. Petronius, 'If there are no absolutes, wouldn't that be an absolute truth?'

Reply to petronius (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:09 PM

Oct 2018

Hmmm. That 'petronius' moniker of yours, is a little telling, eh?

uppityperson

(115,679 posts)

6. Obvious answer must be Maybe

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:01 PM

Oct 2018

Qualifiers are often needed, to be sure, but some can be pretty close to absolute. Cause the least harm possible.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

7. If one posits, 'there are no absolutes'

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:02 PM

Oct 2018

then that phrase, is in itself, . . . an absolute . . . therefore . . .

or,

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)

11. this is the catch of duality

Reply to empedocles (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:44 PM

Oct 2018

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

8. impose on others? well I would say murdering a neighbor for their dog barking is wrong, absolutely

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:05 PM

Oct 2018

and I would impose that on all...

so yes there are absolutes that can be place on others. Sexual abuse of children is 100% wrong and is an absolute to be imposed on all.

you need to think a bit deeper before posting deep rhetorical questions

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)

10. Zero.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:09 PM

Oct 2018

Voltaire2

(13,155 posts)

12. Physics identifies several.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:59 PM

Oct 2018

Let’s start with absolute zero.

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