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Relativity
« on: June 05, 2009, 10:52:48 AM »
Anyone here believe/not believe in relativity? Why? (Not the theory of physics)

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1 the absence of standards of absolute and universal application(truth)
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The truth is what ever you believe. There are no absolute truths.


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Re: Relativity
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2009, 01:20:10 PM »
This is a confusing subject.

Personally, I believe that there are "absolute truths" - we just can't see them. What humans believe to be true is limited to what we have been taught/ can perceive. However, if what humans are taught/ perceive happens to actually be the truth, then, well, it is.
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Re: Relativity
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 02:27:50 PM »
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Anyone here believe/not believe in relativity? Why?

No there are absolute truths, and that is what fields like mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry try to unveil.

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Re: Relativity
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 11:16:28 AM »
There have to be absolute truths otherwise physics and mathematics cannot work. (2+2=4 one day the next 2+2=5) Besides if the only absolute truth is that there are no absolute truths the statement would be considered nonsense.
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Re: Relativity
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2009, 09:00:55 PM »
Did you know there are infinite infinites?

1.1
1.01
1.001
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1.00001
1.000001
And so on for infinity. So life can almost be represented by Infinity2

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Re: Relativity
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2009, 09:18:15 PM »
I thought we were talking about "absolute truths" like what is moral, ect.

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Re: Relativity
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2009, 09:24:10 PM »
Heh, I just wanted to add that.