Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Relativism Rebuttals


Relativism is defined as any doctrine which denies the existence of absolute values.  Following are some self-refuting relativist notions and how you might respond:





·      “There is no absolute truth.” 
o  Is this statement absolutely true?
·      “Everything we believe is culturally conditioned.” 
o  Is this belief of yours culturally conditioned?
·      “We should accept everyone’s beliefs and opinions as equally valid.”
o  Even my belief that we shouldn’t accept everyone’s belief as equal and valid?
·      “Don’t tell other people how to live – just love one another.”
          o  By this statement aren’t you telling me how to live?

 In Christ, Ken.

[Taken from a presentation by Karlo Broussard]