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Moral Relativism could be defended, if it had a foundation of non-moral absolute truths, but without any type of absolute truth it is indefensible. For the record I believe in absolute moral truth, and am not a relativist. You mentioned your three assumptions, but do you claim any of the three are absolutely true? You defined Relativism in this way "I cannot be certain of any truth" This seems to be a bigger category than moral truth. If you can't be certain of any truth, then what is the point of debate, school, knowledge, science, or philosophy? They are all worthless exercises in futility. You mentioned that you like to debate assumptions of absolute truth. What do you hope to accomplish by this? If there is no truth to appeal to, how could either side of the debate ever win?
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> If you can't be certain of any truth, then what is the point of debate, school, knowledge, science, or philosophy? They are all worthless exercises in futility. You mentioned that you like to debate assumptions of absolute truth. What do you hope to accomplish by this? If there is no truth to appeal to, how could either side of the debate ever win? The objective is to have fun. I cannot deny that I have a lot of fun debating things and exploring the depths of the human mind and cultural delights. I don't expect to accomplish anything else. I don't think anything can be known except for the fact that I exist, so I decided I would instead explore and have fun. > For the record I believe in absolute moral truth, and am not a relativist. Are you religious?
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That is an interesting answer, I don't think I have ever met someone who debated simply for fun. I can see that you are an intelligent, thoughtful person. I learned a few things in coming up with my comments, so thank you. A relativist in essence cannot prove relativism, because that would mean there is at least one absolute truth. (the relativism worldview). However, that does not prevent debating anyway. I am a practicing Roman Catholic.
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> A relativist in essence cannot prove relativism, because that would mean there is at least one absolute truth. Well, the only statement I make as a relativist is that I cannot be sure of anything other than the fact that I exist, at least in thought or abstraction. I don't claim that it's impossible to know or that there is no truth, only that I have been unable to ascertain those truths and I've built my life and moral system from that doubt. Things like being sure that my body exists, my surroundings, norms and even more the dogmas of belief and faith, I can only feel uncertain about them. If I can't be certain of what I can see, I can even be less certain of what I cannot see. Although I do not claim to know any truths beyond my own existence, that truth persists and reverberates in everything I do or say, making all my philosophy be filled with scepticism. > I am a practicing Roman Catholic. I've been talking with another Roman Catholic very recently. I find that it's a very interesting belief system. It's kind of like the opposite of my mindset so it's really, really hard for me to stand in your shoes and say that I could believe something so specific. I still respect your belief, though. Everybody has their own reasons to believe what they believe. --- And thank you too. :) it's always good to have some sober comments from smart people. It's always more fun like that.
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