Is there one word that is absolute?

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   marinealways24posted 13 years ago

   Please list any one word that you think is absolute and the reason why you think it's absolute.

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      Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      2 that I know of for sure....
      
      Everything   and     Nothing

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         Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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            marinealways24posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I think there are pretty wide definitions of those words. What is everything and nothing to you could be completely different to me.

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               Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I don't think so...
               everything is the inclusion of all, nothing is the exclusion of all...
               
               people use sub-everythings for instance 'everything in this room', which means they are talking about a part of everything, but the basic concept is still all inclusive it isn't everything in the room meaning everything except...

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      A Texanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, apparently there are a couple.

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      L. Andrew Marrposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I

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   WriteAngledposted 13 years ago

   NO

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      goldenpathposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I like this one to...

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      Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Correct , yet again...
      
      
      there are two...

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   goldenpathposted 13 years ago

   Well, since this is under Knowledge & Education and not Religion I would say "Energy".  Energy is the source of all that is.  To me that's pretty absolute. 

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   Consciousness(human)

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      Jewelsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You could say that's absolutely corrupt.

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         Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         And, why would one say that?

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            Jewelsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            You are kidding right?

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               Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               No. Please do explain?

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                  Jewelsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  The consciousness of humans is tainted by conditioning.  Humans are the sum total of what other people want you to be and unless people can learn to know the difference and shed the conditioning to ensure freewill. then consciousness should be changed to unconsciousness.

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   marinealways24posted 13 years ago

   How can any word be absolute when all words are man made? Is man absolute?

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      goldenpathposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Good point - twisted - but good.  If I were to adopt your question for the sake of this thread I would say, "Yes", and "No".  Man uses words to describe that which he/she perceives as absolute.  Given that then I guess one can say that "absolute" is a matter of personal perception.
      
      Now my brain hurts.  Time for a Tylenol... 

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         marinealways24posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Is yes and no absolute when a person can be lying?

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            goldenpathposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Well, I hope you were insinuating that I am lying.  However, in a general sense I would have to choose "phone a friend".  Now that's my absolute final answer. 
            
            In my opinion energy is among the only absolutes as the events around each individual allows him/her to perceive something different about not only the material around them but also the immaterial.

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               marinealways24posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Possibly energy could be one of the few absolutes if even energy is an absolute.

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                  goldenpathposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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      darksideposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Maybe you should first learn the meaning of the word itself before making threads about it.

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         marinealways24posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Is the definition of absolute, absolute? Brilliant aren't you? Provide your absolute definition of absolute. I hope your definition is absolute and not philosophical. Did you pull it from the Oxford or from Webster? I heard those Oxford definitions are absolute.

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   marcel285posted 13 years ago

   Maybe a few. But the only things that are truly absolute, are in our heads and hearts, can't be founded on words.

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      Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      umm.....
      
      Everything   and     Nothing
      
      

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   pylos26posted 13 years ago

   Yep...the word is absolute...cus it spells absolute.

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      shazwellynposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      that is exactly what I was thinking! x

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   Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years ago

   And the reason why I think that....sorry I missed that part.
   
   Ok Everything minus anything at all... [even minus 'nothing'] is no longer everything, it becomes something else.
   
   Nothing is the total abscence of everything, of anything at all... add anything to it, anything at all... and it becomes something else.

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   marcel285posted 13 years ago

   Yeah true, if you wanna get technical about it.

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    lyricsingrayposted 13 years ago

    absolute.

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    Cagsilposted 13 years ago

    The word "absolute" simply means something that is complete, whole or perfect.
    
    Hoped that helped.

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    Alessia Amnesiaposted 13 years ago

    I can't think of any. People change their minds too often for any words to be absolutely absolute.

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       Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       UMMM....
       
       
       
       EVERYTHING    NOTHING....
       
       
       AM I INVISABLE?

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          Alessia Amnesiaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Everything is not absolute. Here is an example:
          
          Someone asks me what's wrong. I say everything.
          
          Obviously, I don't literally mean EVERYTHING. Therefore, everything is not absolute.
          
          Nothing is not absolute. Here is another example:
          
          Someone asks me what I'm doing. I say nothing.
          
          Again obviously, I am at LEAST breathing. So once again, nothing is not absolute.

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             Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             misusing the concept, or lieing doesn't invalidate the concept.
             
             Bad is often used in slang to mean cool or nifty... that doesn't mean the concept 'Bad' isn't bad
             
             slang uses of words like your slang use of the term everything, is just that an incorrect usage of a term or concept.
             
             That doesn't mean that because you used 'everything' incorrectly to mean 'a lot of stuff' that the correct meaning of the term changes. Everything means all inclusive.

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    prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

    absolute, Hi CAGS, because it is the meaning of it absolute, 100 percent, 0 margin of error, if we agree upon the meaning of absolute

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       Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hey PDH, how are you doing today?

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    lyricsingrayposted 13 years ago

    Hi Mike

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years ago

    Hi Mike?  me?

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       lyricsingrayposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       ya you

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          Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Oh...Hello, you come here often?...said with a swagger...

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             lyricsingrayposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               No just once in a blue moon   I mean what does my number of posts really say about me

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years ago

    Ok how could I have possibly missed the concept...absolute...
    
    talk about not seeing the forest for the trees...
    
    so now we are up to 3
    
    1 Everything
    2 Nothing
    3 Absolute (absoluteness)
    
    any more?

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    Cagsilposted 13 years ago

    Interesting Mikel, you seem to overlook Consciousness?
    
    It is an absolute in and of itself.
    
    Without it, how would we know what absolute is or was?
    
    Just a thought.

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    Cagsilposted 13 years ago

    To the human race-
    
    Breathing is an absolute. When a person breathes, it absolutely sustains their living.
    
    Eating is also an absolute. When a person eats, it is also absolutely helping to live.
    
    The above to are absolutes for a living human being. Otherwise, living doesn't happen.
    
    Eating and Breathing, make complete the on-going living human race. Thus, absolute.

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       Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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    lyricsingrayposted 13 years ago

    semen.

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       lyricsingrayposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       

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          marinealways24posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Snipped
          
          

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             Jewelsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             convenient

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years ago

    we are getting confused I think...
    
    Consciousness, is not an absolute ie semi-conscious, dazed-consciousness...
    
    an absolute is something that either IS or simply IS NOT. no shades of gray, no variations of temperature (no varying degrees)...

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       Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Excuse you, I gave you the definition. Is or is not isn't the definiton.
       
       Absolute means Complete, Whole or Perfect!
       
       Consciousness is whole, it is complete inside one person. Each person has ONE consciousness. Science breaks them down for study only.

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          Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Main Entry: ab·so·lute 
          Pronunciation: \ˈab-sə-ˌlüt, ˌab-sə-ˈ\
          Function: adjective
          Etymology: Middle English absolut, from Anglo-French, from Latin absolutus, from past participle of absolvere to set free, absolve
          Date: 14th century
          1 a : free from imperfection : perfect <it is a most absolute and excellent horse — Shakespeare> b : free or relatively free from mixture : pure <absolute alcohol> c : outright, unmitigated <an absolute lie>
          2 : being, governed by, or characteristic of a ruler or authority completely free from constitutional or other restraint <absolute power>
          3 a : standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements <the absolute construction this being the case in the sentence “this being the case, let us go”> b of an adjective or possessive pronoun : standing alone without a modified substantive <blind in “help the blind” and ours in “your work and ours” are absolute> c of a verb : having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive <kill in “if looks could kill” is an absolute verb>
          4 : having no restriction, exception, or qualification <an absolute requirement> <absolute freedom>
          5 : positive, unquestionable <absolute proof>
          6 a : independent of arbitrary standards of measurement b : relating to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time <absolute electric units> c : relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero <absolute temperature>; specifically : kelvin <10° absolute>
          7 : fundamental, ultimate <absolute knowledge>
          8 : perfectly embodying the nature of a thing <absolute justice>
          9 : being self-sufficient and free of external references or relationships <an absolute term in logic> <absolute music>
          10 : being the true distance from an aircraft to the earth's surface <absolute altitude

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             Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Highlighting some parts of text isn't going to help your case any.

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          Jewelsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          There are levels of consciousness, so this 'whole' is not correct.  Complete consciousness?  When you are able to take your consciousness outside of your own brain, then you will see how incomplete consciousness is.  Our consciousness is limited by our conditioning.

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years ago

    How about 'Doing'  ?

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years ago

    The definition of Absolute- free of external references or relationships ...
    
    
    an absolute is something that simply is or is not, a concept that is free of external references or relationships .
    
    
    better?

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    marinealways24posted 13 years ago

    I think this thread will drive a person insane or simply point out that everyone is already insane.

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       Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Your Crazy! and the voices in my head told me so...   

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          Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          They also like me better.... 

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          marinealways24posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          lol I agree with them. Sanity is overrated anyways.

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             Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             
             
             
             AbSoLuTlY

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    thirdmilleniumposted 13 years ago

    GOD

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    sneakorocksolidposted 13 years ago

    SHARK!!!

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    bojanglesk8posted 13 years ago

    Um...

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    cheaptrickposted 13 years ago

    Absolute?

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