Cham. Accepting the truth is another matter though as facts, i.e. Truth is absolute and can never be relative. The context in what is acceptable may change though. So it is how we arrive at the truth is what determines whether whether we accept it or not. For instance, Jammeh's dictatorship is a fact and the word God exists whether you believe in a higher power is another matter. Kejau Sent from Samsung Mobile <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "Alieu S.K Cham" <[log in to unmask]> </div><div>Date:30/09/2014 5:21 PM (GMT+01:00) </div><div>To: [log in to unmask] </div><div>Subject: Re: Truth - Absolute or Relative? </div><div> </div> Kejau, It seems i have not made myself clear enough. There is no denying that truth exists. It sure does! But it does so only within a given context. I mean in the absence of a given context, it is hard to see that anything can be said to be true og false. How do you measure/judge, or make any assessment at all if you lack a context. The example you gave of Jammeh being a dictator is, for many people, not true. You see what i mean? And for the existence of God, that may be true to you and i given our background and upbringing but, again, for millions of people out there, the statement is not true. Am i missing something, Mr Touray? -:) Alieu On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 4:45 PM, kejau <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > But you read the rest. Truth can never be relative. Give examples, Yaya > is a dictator and that can never relative. It is either a truth or not. I > am a man, there is a God, etc. These and other facts are either true or > false not relative. > > Kejau > > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Burama Jammeh > Date:30/09/2014 4:19 PM (GMT+01:00) > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Truth - Absolute or Relative? > > That's another view! And that's what I hope it is but as Cham said in > reality truth seems more relative than absolute. > > I couldn't read what seems an attachment. > > Burama > > On Tuesday, September 30, 2014, kejau <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Yahoo's answer is below: There is only one truth and it is absolute. > See below: > > > > Sign In > Ask a Question > Answers Home > Notifications > My Activities > Categories > Community Guidelines > Send Feedback > Help > Other Sites > Yahoo > Mail > News > Finance > Sports > More > View Desktop Version > About Yahoo Privacy & Terms > © 2014 Yahoo! Inc > > Is Truth relative or absolute? > One of my friends said that things which are true will always be true. I > do not really…show more > 10 Answers • Philosophy > > Best Answer (Chosen by Voter) > You're both right. > > Truth is relative: Research. > Truth is absolute: Vision. > > It's two different stages of self evolution: > > 1. Research. > 2. Cognition. > 3. Thought. > 4. Choice. > 5. Vision. > 6. Discovery. > > Good luck! > Source(s): > Everything is self-evident...Descartes. > B0X • 5 years > Comment 1 1 > Other Answers > Unless truth is absolute, it is not truth. A relative truth is only a > useful lie. An approximate truth is only called so politely; it is a lie, > because something is either truth or untruth. 'There is no way in between. > > There is only one truth. What German Chancellor Adenauer has counted as > four, are four aspects of it. He says there are four truths: the simple, > the pure, the plain, and the whole truth. The first thing to remember is > that the truth is always whole, just as the circle is always whole. You > cannot have a half-circle. The moment it is half, it is only an arc, it is > not a circle. The very word circle means the whole. If you say it is only a > relative truth, then it is not truth because it is dependent, and truth is > never dependent on anything. > A loving couple wanted to marry immediately, but the girl's strong-willed > and domineering mother adamantly opposed the union. > "I can't help it," said the distraught girl to her boyfriend. "Mother > thinks you are effeminate." > Reflecting for a moment, he replied, "You know, compared with her, maybe I > am." > This is relative truth, but a relative truth is not the truth. Only the > absolute and the whole is the truth -- and it is bound to be plain. > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Burama Jammeh > Date:30/09/2014 3:19 PM (GMT+01:00) > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Truth - Absolute or Relative? > > Exactly why then there is no right/wrong. Since you suggest it depends > on the context - who's involve, what time, where, etc. > > Scary but not surprising. > > Burama > > On Tuesday, September 30, 2014, Alieu S.K Cham <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Hello again, Mr. Jammeh > There is, in my view, right and wrong. There has to be! -:) However, what > is right or wrong depends on a given context. Alieu > > On 30 Sep 2014 15:08, "Burama Jammeh" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > That view is definitely supported by lot happenings within/around us. > > > > The problem becomes - who's right and/or wrong? Or there is no such > thing - right:wrong? > > > > Truth being relative is scary to say the least. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Burama > > > > > > On Tuesday, September 30, 2014, Alieu S.K Cham <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> > >> Hmmm......very philosophical > >> indeed -:). Truth is relative, I would say. We see the world around us > through a pair of glasses. What you see will therefore depend on what > glasses you are wearing, right? This is of course not limited to physical > objects around us, but also the way we analyse and make sense of > everything, including the "truth". 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