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To: stuartcr

We may have a misunderstanding on what relativism is. As I understand relativism, there is no absolute Truth and that each of us can have our own personal truth even though it conflicts with someone else’s idea of truth. For instance, one person may believe that Jesus was never bodily resurrected and another believe that he was. Under relativism they are they are both correct as per the concept of “my truth, your truth.”

The Church recognizes elements of ABSOLUTE Truth in other religions, such as Monotheism, the afterlife, etc.


31 posted on 03/25/2013 11:18:26 AM PDT by HerrBlucher (Praise to the Lord the Almighty the King of Creation)
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To: HerrBlucher

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33 posted on 03/25/2013 12:48:07 PM PDT by stuartcr ("I have habits that are older than the people telling me they're bad for me.")
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To: HerrBlucher

“The Church recognizes elements of ABSOLUTE Truth in other religions, such as Monotheism, the afterlife, etc.”

Well said. Moral relativism always contradicts itself because as soon as one says “it’s wrong to impose ones morals on others” they’re claiming a moral absolute.

Peter Kreeft - A Refutation of Moral Relativism...

“No culture in history has ever embraced moral relativism and survived. Our own culture, therefore, will either
(1) be the first, and disprove history’s clearest lesson, or (2) persist in its relativism and die, or (3) repent of its relativism and live. There is no other option.”
http://www.peterkreeft.com/audio/05_relativism/relativism_transcription.htm


50 posted on 03/25/2013 8:44:16 PM PDT by bronxville (Margaret Sanger - “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population,Â)
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