AdmiNirvana

Is a quite an interesting topic, since I just had a light debate with some people regarding it earlier today. Naturally the whole debate was holistically constructed from views in faith and religion. But before the non-believers chime in, here’s the kicker: Simply dispelling “absolute truth” is a contradiction, since that statement is in itself claiming an absolute truth.

So what is the definition of absolute truth? The terms “absolute” and “truth” as described by various dictionaries unequivocally mean “total fact”. So, the question is can there be? Well, like I mentioned before–it’s tough.

And here’s one reason why. The concepts, interpretations, philosophical views, and debates of truth are obviously  held and processed by the gray matter of billions of human minds. However, if intelligence (including people) did not exist in this universe, the question becomes: “Would absolute truth still exist, or would the whole concept simply be irrelevant?”

If “absolute truth” is taken at its literal definition, then it would still exist independent of the existence of intellect. But if that situation were case, how can that be possible? For “absolute truth” to work at all, there must be a context for that truth to be valid in. For instance, if “lying is bad” is an “absolute truth”, then how does that particular truth hold up in the absence of any intelligence being capable to lie at all?

This logically leads you down the opposite path of thought, being that absolute truth has a dependency on intellect for itself to be valid, naturally meaning that intellect and relative exposure to a given individual at least in part has a contribution to what absolute truth is. This means absolute truth would seem relative in definition, since without an intellect and a context for it to be valid and applicable to, it wouldn’t be valid at all and most definitely not absolute. You can go in circles in your head about it for hours.

However, I for one do claim it is impossible to divide by zero. Well, without any useful output anyway. That’s my absolute truth; and after thinking about this for a bit, mathematics and physics seem to be the only paths of transcending absolute truths out there. Want proof? Try dividing an orange into two pieces using absolutely nothing. Can’t do it can you? See, told ya.

My new icon of faith is now the obelus, more often termed as the math division symbol: ÷

Time for a beer.