Absolute, Relative & UNIVERSALITY
Many things about absoluteness and relativity seem to overlap, with some even suggesting the absence of absolute truth because everything is relative.
Fundamentally, the concept of absolute-relative depends on the boundaries of possibility and impossibility.
The conditions can vary among these three things.
- 1⃣ No choice
2⃣ Possibility
3⃣ Impossible
Truth
It is everything as it is. So its absoluteness doesn't need to be asserted; it already asserts its truth.
In reality, it's not absolute truth, but truth itself has become absolute because it's confirmed as it should be.
When it's said there's absolute truth, it's actually in the realm of right/wrong of knowledge.
Wrongness can be happened. Instead, so it shouldn't be repeated.
Absolute
No option, as it's the only as it should be is a sign of absoluteness.
Absoluteness confirms the absence of choice. It confirms its immunity to disturbance. Absolute means it cannot be disturbed.
Absolute Cause
Absolute means its state is consistent without diminishing or increasing, so the Absolute Cause always remains a cause without ever changing into an "effect."
Relative Cause
Absolute means its state is consistent without diminishing or increasing, so the Relative Cause can change into an "effect" because it depends on another cause.
The Cause that relatively due to dependency
Absolute Effect
Its effect is absolute because the direction of its impact is understood.
Its effect is also absolute because, even if the direction of occurrence is not understood, the output matches the input.
Relative Effect
A certain effect is relative because the direction of occurrence as a consequence of the cause is not known with certainty.
Absolute-Relative
Something is absolutely certain to have a possibility. It's not the absoluteness of relativity but the relativity of absoluteness. That there is an absolute possibility.
Absolute(relatively)-Relative affirms the existence of possibility.
Relative-Absolute
Something is relatively absolute because its possibility is confirmed by knowledge.
Something is relatively absolute because, in its occurrence, the possibility cannot go beyond the bounds of impossibility.
Relative
Relative is related to possibility.
If something is possible, then it cannot be confirmed beyond possibility (not impossible).
The existence of possibility affirms relativity.
Possibility can be seen from...
- 👉 Different perspectives (but still within the same context), or
- 👉 Different contexts (work domains)
⛳ Relative is actually within the scope of absoluteness.
It's true when it's said that relativity asserts differences or the absence of consensus. But that happens within an absoluteness that encompasses it.
📍When I have a set of odd numbers, this set is absolute as long as we only focus on it, limited to odd numbers. Absolutely odd, not even. Anywhere in the realm of absoluteness of this set, there's only the characteristic of odd numbers. But the combinations of odd numbers are relatively different depending on the circumstances.
👉 So when it's said that "everything is relative, there's nothing absolute," it's actually absurd. Because relativity cannot undermine the foundation of its own absoluteness (which serves as the basis for its relativity).
- 〰 That's why when it's said that everything is relative, it doesn't mean there's no absoluteness, but it only affirms different possibilities within an absoluteness.
- 〰 That's also why in philosophy, we can assert a counterargument that if everything is relative with no absoluteness, it means there is indeed an absoluteness affirming "everything is relative" itself, because the possibilities of relativity are absolute as they should be.
IN BASIC TERMS...
- 1⃣ When in a specific area, if the situation is as it should be, then that is absoluteness, even if its scope is not universal.
- 2⃣ When its absoluteness extends in all directions, then it becomes universal absoluteness.
Many people think that absoluteness means it must apply everywhere ❌
📍Absoluteness means that the situation is as it should be without question. Absolute conditions are always as they should be.
- 〰 When it is said, 'a stone thrown upwards on Earth will immediately fall downward,' this is an absolute truth from the perspective that the composition of existing laws must always yield the expected outcome.
- 〰 When it is said, 'a stone thrown in outer space will move away,' this is also an absolute truth from the perspective that the composition of existing laws must yield the expected outcome.
⛳ In simple terms = the cause-and-effect relationship is absolute.
Universality
However, when the situation applies everywhere, then its absoluteness is universal, comprehensive, applicable everywhere.
So, don't misunderstand 'absolute' narrowly, thinking it only means universal. Even a narrow sense of absoluteness emphasizes that we should not narrowly understand absolute truth.
SO, revisiting the concept of relativity, realizing that relativity indicates our weakness in observing details, as it is limited by the perspective and the limited context (work domain).
Perspective & Context
Our perspective can be broad but still within one context.
- 〰 We can observe the entire surface of a specific situation, but cannot observe the surface in another area (different context).
- 〰 We can monitor specific tasks, but different types of work (contexts) remain unobserved.
- 👉 Broad perspective but in the same work domain (context).
Sometimes we mistakenly consider certain knowledge as different contexts, different work domains, unrelated. However, if we can find the overarching context, which is 'preparation before breaking the fast,' then the different contexts become connected, recognized as a synergy of cooperation to 'prepare food so that when breaking the fast, the food is ready to serve.'
The Scope of Absoluteness. When our perspective extends beyond different work domains (contexts), we will see how clear the scope of absoluteness is.
Philosophical Examples
I provide a deeper example regarding the absolute-relative application that involves the fundamentals in the realm of philosophy.
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Everyone may have a different opinion than mine, but at least we know how to position the concept of absolute-relative in the field of philosophy so that it can be applied according to your own beliefs.
- 〰 Existence is absolutely there because it has indeed existed, so it is absolute.
- 〰 Existence is relatively there because even though it has existed, it is absolute, but its likelihood of always existing is relative within a limited time frame.
- 〰 The existence of something is absolute for those who are aware of "the existence of something" itself, but relative for those who are not aware.
- 〰 If it is absolute, then it means it is true, but it is relative for each person, so what is relative is whether someone recognizes it or not.
Practical Foundation
Like the common assumption that axiomatic truths are self-evident - clear on their own without proof, which I reject❗️Because even the slightest claim of truth without evidence still involves examples to confirm it.
Here, even though I view it from a philosophical standpoint, it does not mean I follow most of their words if I feel it doesn't fit.
- 1⃣ Philosophical Perspective on Knowledge. What is absolute does not necessarily have to be applicable everywhere, but it should ideally apply everywhere to expand our knowledge perspective, which means expanding our wisdom, which also means increasing our potential for happiness. That is the true purpose of philosophy.
- 2⃣ Realistic Perspective. Absolute because it conforms to the governing laws that cannot occur outside of regulations, so everything relative actually relies on the uniqueness of the absolute that yields results relative to its legal status. That is the principle of absoluteness in reality.
Practical Application
Relative
What's relative is because we view comparisons from a narrow perspective, so different possibilities appear that provide two things...
1⃣ Mandatory
- 👉 Demands of Rights & Responsibilities
- 〰 So when someone says "it's relative," we are required to choose to consider what takes priority from the perspective of rights and duties for oneself and others.
2⃣ Not Mandatory
- 👉 Personal Demands
- 〰 Likewise, when someone says "it's relative," we are required to choose the best personal diversity.
BOTH POINTS (relative pillars) DEMAND US TO REJECT / ACCEPT, but with different acceptance / rejection formats.
Absolute
📍Returning to the practical aspect of absolute-relative, what's absolute cannot be disputed and can be found in any area from the narrowest to the broadest.
⛳ The basis of reasoning is that a law in a particular area cannot have an impact beyond what it should.
TACTICALLY - QUICKLY
From all explanations about absolute-relative, it can be concluded that the gradation of absoluteness is...
1⃣ Absolutely According to Universal Laws
- 👉 Following God’s Laws
2⃣ Absolutely Has Occurred
- 👉 Its Existence Is Confirmed
3⃣ Absolutely Always Occurs
- 👉 Its Consistency Is Confirmed
4⃣ Absolutely Applies Everywhere
- 👉 Its Authority Is Confirmed
Also, from all explanations about absolute-relative, it can be concluded that the gradation of relativity is...
1⃣ Relative Adaptation
- 👉 Doesn’t Depart From Regulations
2⃣ Relative Possibility
- 👉 Its Potential Is Confirmed
👉 Its Probability Is Doubtful
3⃣ Relative Dependency
👉 Its Consistency Isn’t Independent
4⃣ Relative Applies Limitedly
👉 Its Authority Is Limited
Actor's Perspective
There's the first actor, other actors, and observers of all actors.
So when an existence occurs for someone (actor 1) and not for others (actor 2), it's absolute for someone (actor 1) and relative for others (actor 2), but its potential is confirmed by the observer, while its probability is doubtful to the observer.
- 〰 Example: someone visits a place, so that place is absolute for the visitor, but not absolute for those who don't visit and are unaware of its absolute-relative nature. Observers are the ones who realize where the absolute-relative lies. Unless the actor who is unaware of the place tells the story, then the actor's position becomes that of an observer, revealing the relativity that affirms the possibility but doubts the probability.
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CONCLUSION
ABSOLUTENESS
❇️ The Power of Absoluteness. If we are knowledgeable about what we face, then the situation is absolute for us because we are aware of absoluteness...
- 1⃣ its consistency
2⃣ the range of its consistency
... so
❇️ Something is relative because of the weakness of our perspective, and our dependence, not because there's no absoluteness, because the relative area is within the scope of absoluteness.
So we can use the concept of relativity to remind us that
❇️ Something can differ (be relative) without forgetting the fact that what's relative happens absolutely as it should follow the rules of cause and effect that apply either limitedly or universally.
- 〰 This means that cause and effect determine (make absolute) its possibility (relativity), so what's relative becomes an "existence" as an alternative.
❇️ Absolute is the basis of relative, and relative is the manifestation of absolute.
Adaptation With The Concept of Absoluteness in Communication
Many consider "what's absolute applies everywhere," when in fact, what's absolute doesn't have to apply everywhere, in the sense that everything happens according to the laws of cause and effect that cannot happen outside of the rules. GIGO, output matches input.
👉 So, to facilitate discussions, we can follow the boundaries of our discussion partner's understanding without diminishing the perspective and context – remaining relevant in the sense...
- 〰 It's okay to play with meanings, but the limits are clear, so we don't get trapped in seeking justification, which should seek openings (expand) the truth. To avoid getting trapped in seeking justification without realizing it.
