I had a big ‘existential’ problem lately. It was about how the notion of Relativity is generalized by some friends of mine to nearly everything in our society and even to the truth itself. It was a big and long dispute. I found it strange that I had a different idea about the subject.
It was practically the refrain of modern life I doubted: "Everything's relative."
- Please ask yourself very carefully, if this statement is really true
- Did Einstein showed exactly that, in his work ?
- Can Einstein's Relativity Theory be considered also a Philosophical Theory not only a physical one ?
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You ask us to think if "Everything is relative" is really true. It depends ;). If we suppose it was, then the statement itself is relative, so it depends. Shall we assume that some things are of absolute truth? Apparently yes. The real question is which are those things? One statement which came to my mind is from an excelent book (camino de Ida, by Carlos Salem). 'La vida es un camino de ida", "life is a one way trip". I think that is an absolute truth. The sooner you figure it, the better.
On the other side if the statement is assumed to be false, we can infer that some things are relatives and other aren't. So again, some things are of absolute truth.
Hola Sorana.
Sorry for the delay, I was very busy lately... Firstly, I'm happy to find you here and to see the nice paintings you have until now.
Regarding my problem, I was very happy when I found the explanation of professor Ray Bradley. He explained very well what I had in my mind. As I see, you also understood. Even if, some of mine interlocutors probably forgot the 'conversation' about this subject, I found it very important. 'La vida es un camino de ida', 'La Vida Loca', ways of describing the life itself in so different ways. I'll try to read Camino de Ida, by Carlos Salem.
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