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Reflect - Nothing is Absolute in this World

I was DDL-ing someone and he said: "Nothing is Absolute in this World. Period".

I'm sure many people have used this statement as and when they need to get out an argument. They take it for granted and believe it's the ultimate truth that can shut people (me) up.

But I quickly dismissed him and said: "Not true". He argued saying "That's your opinion." meaning "it's not the truth - the truth is Nothing is Absolute in this world. Period."

But I can prove the controversy: If Nothing is Absolute, then how can you be absolutely sure that Nothing is Absolute? Moreover, he said Nothing is Absolute in this World. Which world? Your world? or the Universal World?

What this usually implies is that Nothing is Absolute in his World. If he truly believes so, many bad things will happen to him and he is unlikely to live life to the best. The effects of this belief is another full topic you have to analyse yourself.

Sometimes I go around teaching people how to argue. Yes I do. And the first thing I preach is try not to make extreme statements. You can, but try not to.

extreme statements make you lose the battle very quickly if your opponent is quick witted. You leave no back door to twist your argument around.

people use extreme statements because they feel confident about the subject and their believe, and they want to enforce the same on the opponent. However, I would advise that an argument is not for one to prove his superiority, it is for one to learn from the opponent. To understand different points of view and analyse the basis from which it was stemmed from.

The attitude must be right.

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