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Is truth relative? If it is, to what is it relative? How much is relative, some or all truth?

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The solution provides a concise explanation and discussion of the notion of truth (relative truth).

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There are two types of truth: 1) empirical truths, and 2) rational truths.

Empirical truths are based on suppositions that can be proven objectively. For example: IF a person accepts this item as "one," and this person uses the base-10 mathematical system, THEN 1 + 1 = 2. Or, IF one accepts the color spectrum of the rainbow (ROYGBIV), THEN one who has full color-spectrum vision can accept that the color of X object is green. These can be objectively determined based on acceptance of suppositions; therefore, this type of truth is NOT relative.

Rational truths are based on logical conclusions that can seem all-encompassing that are, however, relative. A rational truth could be: Killing ...

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