You right! Burama On Tuesday, September 30, 2014, Alieu S.K Cham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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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