Relativism is something I don’t understand. I hear it often in here. The way I understand it is that cultural relativism and moral relativism or “any” kind of relativism poses things as “true” only in a certain context. <<<BB
First you say it's something you don't understand and then you say you understand it as posing things as true, only in certain context. Have you answered your own question? Juan: "Hot Peppers are really "Good" for you" (true) Billy Bob: "That's true but I have an ulcer so they're "Not Good" for me" (true) It's really all the same morally or culturally. There are those who think it's sick that some cultures kill and eat dogs/cats, but at that same time in their own culture kill and eat other animals as an accepted practice. On Aug 22, 12:32 am, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote: > Relativism is something I don’t understand. I hear it often in > here. The way I understand it is that cultural relativism and moral > relativism or “any” kind of relativism poses things as “true” only in > a certain context. I know this is back to philosophy 101 for you > folks but I am asking you to help me understand this relative thing, > because I just don’t get it. > > When I hear “well you know they do it this way in India” I think > to myself, yeah, well the Inca threw children into volcanoes, does > that make it RIGHT? I am not concerned with how they do it in Mumbai > unless it remains true in some bar in Minneapolis at closing time. > > Moral and cultural relativism comes right out and tells you to your > face “there is no objective truth” > Well I an stunned! If I am going to spend my life “searching” for > something, well damitol , I want it to be the TRUTH! The ABSOLUTE > truth. Why on earth would anybody want to settle for less? “You > picked door number 4...BB! While we are saying it’s sort of true, it > is only valid in Ethiopia, and only under starry lit skies on certain > holidays past 7pm, but thanks for playing…..what do we have for him > Johnny?” > > I want to know what is RIGHT AND WRONG…..period. I want to know > WHAT TO DO people! Not the version that changes with a warmer > climate. I want to know the truth. The truth means that it can’t be > wrong under any circumstances. What value is truth if it can skip off > on you like a thrown pebble in a lake? > > I realize that "absolute" truth is….well…close…. to impossible. > Really close. Like detecting gravity waves close. It may not….(I > don’t even want to SAY it)…..it may not…even…..exist. WELL THAT > SUCKS AS FAR AS I AM CONCERED! How can someone live with something > like that? How do you sleep at night? Accepting a pseudo-truth? > That is like lying to yourself. That is like when you look in the > mirror with that angle of your face that you use? With that expression > that makes you “look pretty good?” That is what relativism is to me. > That is the best example I have for how I see relativism. > > I want the brutal truth. I always considered that the best kind, > the only kind. > > I want the un-cut unedited raw pure clear clean stabbing lightning > burn searing blow through your body supernova > hi-def symphony 18 year old girl in a bikini jump off the punk rock > stage arms outstretched swan dive into knowing feeling stroking > embracing licking the first bite of ice cream kiss the light warm > penetrating perfect swing blast pop your head light switch labyrinth > laid open streaming disc drive access paralyzing surge of calm though > the voltage of the pads when they yell “CLEAR” > > I am not going to get that am I --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
