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Absolute Truth - The Basis for our Society

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By internpete


Absolute truth


Absolute truth - the basis for our entire existence

Many contend today that there is no absolute truth, that whatever is true for you is true for you. However, this is not true, there are absolutes, and there MUST be absolute truth. It is the foundation of our society and without it, there would be no society.

Imagine this: if you have no absolute truths, then it is reasonable that whatever rules I live by are perfectly fine. Thus if I thought it was good for me to kill you, according to the rule of no absolute truths, this should be ok! Yet would you really be ok with this? NO! Of course not! There must be an absolute truth and moral boundary that prevents me from murdering you!

If there were no absolute truths, what would make Hitler’s actions 'bad'? According to him, he was just following what he thought was right. Yet to the rest of us his actions were horrific, disgusting, evil and even worse than words can say.

If you believe in no absolute truth, then, unfortunately you are potentially saying that evil actions are justified because they are not actually evil according to the evil-doer. I am sure no one would say this if they knew what they were saying.

If there was no absolute truth, as you can see, our society would never have made it this far. What would have stopped someone who say, thought that they should exterminate the entire world? It is only because of absolute truth and morals that our society is still around today.

Yet now so many think that moral relativism is the way to go. It has become politically correct, and that is just sad!

The introduction of moral relativism and the removal of absolute truths are surefire ways that will soon lead to the destruction of our society.

I felt compelled to write about this today and I write it based on my convictions and my hope that you will learn from this or simply that it will help generate your thoughts and help you delve into this topic. Please feel free to write your comments below and express your opinion. You will not change my mind on this, but I would love to dialogue about it.

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no body  says:
5 months ago

Great argument. Philosophy 101. People will argue with you but you are dead-on brother. Great hub.

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internpete  says:
5 months ago

No body - Thank you! You are very encouraging! My hope is not to argue, but to stimulate thought for those who might not have considered the issue fully.

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coffeesnob  says:
5 months ago

Amen! Truth is not always easy, which makes it more tempting to avoid the absolutes. None-the-less you are right on. It's absolute truth that keeps me sane -always a reference point when my bearings are off. Blessings

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internpete  says:
5 months ago

Coffeesnob - Thanks!

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James A Watkins  says:
4 months ago

You know I am with you 100% on this issue. Great work. keep it up.

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internpete  says:
4 months ago

James - Thank you, that is very encouraging!

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BrianFanslau  says:
4 months ago

"Yet now so many think that moral relativism is the way to go. It has become politically correct, and that is just sad!"

I completely agree! Great Hub

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internpete  says:
4 months ago

Thank you for the support and comment!

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christianesk  says:
4 months ago

Yup. If there is no absolute truth, we might as well just check out now, well in fact, why bother, 'cos we ain't here anyway... uh... Jesus Christ is Lord! Yes sir!

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internpete  says:
4 months ago

Christianesk - Well said, thanks for the visit

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Abrushing1968  says:
4 months ago

Internpete You have expressed my thoughts exactly.

We as humanity must accept God's view of right and wrong over our own. Truth is relative To His perspective not mine.

Excellent Hub Bro.

ABR

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internpete  says:
4 months ago

ABR - thank you for your encouraging words! I am so happy that there is such a great community here on Hubpages!

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Cari Jean  says:
3 months ago

Without absolute truth we have one thing - insanity.

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internpete  says:
3 months ago

Cari Jean - exactly right, thanks for stopping by.

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DeBorrah K. Ogans  says:
2 months ago

Internpete,

You are absolutely correct. The WORD of God is The

ABSOLUTE TRUTH!

Blessings!

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