Absurd Escapism

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So then basically you don't know whether you can be sure about anything. But somehow you seem to be sure that the system of justice I believe in is somehow false?

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Ok here's one for starters:

God exists.

True or False?

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Ok tell me firstly why you think it's true.

If you believe that God exists, do you believe he only exists in your head or does he really exist?

A universal truth I would say is a statement that is always true and is universally binding.

Originally posted by Fetchmyjunk
Ok tell me firstly why you think it's true.

If you believe that God exists, do you believe he only exists in your head or does he really exist?

A universal truth I would say is a statement that is always true and is universally binding.

A truth also needs to be substantiated.

Your statement about the existence of God is meaningless while it remains unproven and falls well short of being a universal truth.

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As CS Lewis puts it:

“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. Those who knock it is opened.”

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
A truth also needs to be substantiated.

Your statement about the existence of God is meaningless while it remains unproven and falls well short of being a universal truth.

So what in your opinion would qualify as a universal truth?

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So you think that our choices don't determine where we will spend eternity? If not what does?

Originally posted by Fetchmyjunk
So what in your opinion would qualify as a universal truth?

Something that is proven.

Sorry, would this be easier to digest with an insightful quote by C S Lewis?

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Something that is proven.

Sorry, would this be easier to digest with an insightful quote by C S Lewis?

'Proven' according to what and whose criteria?