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What Is Truth: Wrestling with Absolutism, Relativism, and Alternative Facts (Re-Release from S01E21)

A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar

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Absolute Truth and Absolute Reason

I think when you when they say absolute truth they mean something that cannot be argued with something that is from God is true eternally and it doesn't matter what cultural context you find yourself in. If I have a son or a daughter who's gay I know absolute truth and absolute truth says I've got to fix them or I know absolutetruth. An absolute truth means that experience is wrong and we get to figure them outWe got to psychoanalyze and you know Jesus eyes them because absolute truth is very clearabsolute truth allows for no wiggle room would you agree? "It just sounds redundant to me if a thing is true totally so what does it mean?" he asks.

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