Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00567)

On Sat, 18 Jan 97, liesel f. deutsch wrote:

>>I will be happy to blame them for making a shambles of the idea of
>>objective truth.  You are implying that whether or not the thesis in Paul's
>>book is true does not matter.  I am saying it does.  I love truth.  The one
>>who says that objective truth does not matter does not.
>
>Dear Tom,
>
>do you believe that an Arab who lives in a polygamous culture, and thus has
>a number of wives is immoral? According to your objective truth he is. 

He is?  I do not see the connection between what you mean by my objective
truth and polygamy.  "Your objective truth" is an oxymoron.  Objective
truth does not depend on any subject's perception of it to be true.


>But is he?

I don't see why he would be.