On Absolute truth

On Absolute Truth

Is there such a thing as absolute truth? The answer to this question has been disagreed upon by two sides. The first side states that there are no absolutes that define or govern our world. That everything is relative and there is no right or wrong, so whatever feels right is right. The other view says that yes, there are absolutes that define and govern our world. Things cannot be right and wrong at the same time, they are either right or they are wrong.

The very idea of there being no absolutes is absurd. If you came home and found that your house had been burglarized. You’re not going to say “I’m glad that the burglar could attain his view of reality.” You’re going to feel violated like everyone else. And like everyone else you’ll want the burglar caught and your stuff returned.

If a blind man is handed a snake and he describes it as a long hose.
And another blind man is handed the same snake and he describes it as a piece of rope. Does the snake cease to exist? Of course not! The snake will always be a snake.

If there are no absolute standards and no absolute truths then breaking the law is equal to not breaking the law. In fact if there are no absolutes then the government has no right to impose any sort of law on use. The problem with this is that each person would do what is “right” in his own sight. We would be free to murder, steal, rape or whatever we would want to do. The world would be in utter chaos.

We all know that there is absolute truth even though some try to argue against it. But the more we argue against it the more we prove its existence. Without absolute truth the world as we know it would be a very terrible place to live. We would be living in total anarchy.