Relativism vs. Absolutism

Old 06-28-2006, 03:33 PM
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Relativism vs. Absolutism

If you have an evening or three to spare, click on the link below. It is a transcription of a long email debate between an agnostic and a Catholic theologian.

Relativist vs. Absolutist
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thank you. I am in a rush at the moment but will look forward to reading this dialog.

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Yes, I'd be interested in this debate too. Especially since I just read an essay in todays local rag about the nilistic eventuality of atheism.
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Theists always think atheists are nihilists.
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What does this word mean? nihilists
Sorry to be so ignorant I just have never heard it before.

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Don;
"Always" is such an absolute term!
You sure you mean that?

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John;

Nihilist: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
anarchist: an advocate of anarchism
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The Nihilist movement was an 1860s Russian cultural movement marked by the questioning of the validity of all forms of preconceived ideas and social norms. The Nihilists championed the independence of the individual and shocked the Russian establishment. Those ideas had a political impact, as they opposed servitude and demanded democratic reforms. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilist

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Thanks for this Don. I will read this bit by bit in the bath tonight.
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not on your computer I hope!
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