“True for you, but not for me.”
Subjective or Objective ? That shirt is red. Red is the most beautiful color = 4 Tropical island vacations are the best kind. Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Steve can run a 4 second 40 yard dash. God exists. Jesus is the only way to God, even for Jews. Premarital sex is immoral. Elective abortions are immoral.
WE CAN RESPOND TO RELATIVISM BY CHALLENGING THE FOLLOWING FALSE ASSUMPTIONS…
1. THE NATURE OF TRUTH Truth is objective. Truth is exclusive.
2. THE MYTH OF NEUTRALITY There is no neutral ground. The “Tolerance Trick”.
3. THE SOURCE OF MORALITY Personal Choice ? Society/Culture ? Nature/Evolution ? God ?
Greg Koukl “Moral rules are a kind of communication. They are propositions: intelligent statements of meaning conveyed from one mind to another. The propositions are in the form of imperatives, commands. A command only makes sense when there are two minds involved, one giving the command and one receiving it.”
1.The Nature of Truth 2.The Myth of Neutrality 3.The Source of Morality