ABSOLUTE & RELATIVE - The Relativity of the Absolute

Seremonia
3 min readJun 25, 2023

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It would be very interesting to see something from different perspectives.

The Relativity of the Absolute❓What we consider relative is actually absolute as it should be.

If you and another person hit a ball, the direction of the ball can be different because the causes characterize them differently. Different forces, different striking angles, and other unobservable differences.

What if the second person has 100% similarity with the first person❓ Surely the result of the strike will have the same direction. Why❓Because the second person can be represented as the first person alone, so the cause and effect will be certain as the first person, not as the second person, which means the certainty of the cause and effect relationship is absolute.

If what is true for one person can be false for another, is their mistake relative❓No. Their mistake is absolute according to the situation and conditions.

What is true according to one's opinion is relative to what is unclear. And what is true according to one's opinion is absolute for what is already clear.

  • 👉 If it comes from someone with a certain condition, the consequences will definitely be in line with the causing factors.

❇️ IF THE EFFECT ARISES FROM A CERTAIN CAUSE, THEN THE EFFECT WILL CORRESPOND TO THE CAUSE

So if someone knows all the possible causes involved, the direction of the effect will be known with certainty.

  • 👉 This means that something that is relative is actually absolute because its effect (which is relative) corresponds to its cause.

Different situations and conditions lead to different consequences, which does not mean it is relative, but rather absolute (ensured) for unclear things. If the details are unclear, then it becomes relative.

❇️ Something is relative depending on the situation and conditions, but that relative is also absolute because the similarity in situation and conditions indeed produces the same effect.

  • 👉 If the Supreme Knower, then what we consider relative is actually His omniscience in seeing its absoluteness according to the circumstances.

❇️ Something is truly relative if it produces different consequences for the same cause.

The question is❓If the cause is known without any omission, can the effect still be relatively different in terms of outcome/answer❓Certainly not.

That's why what is relative emphasizes the lack of clarity in the cause, and it does not mean relative in the sense of inconsistency.

Perfect Knowledge

Different interpretations arise because the details of the involved causes are not fully known. If all possible causes are realized, then relativity in all fields of knowledge becomes absolute.

If all contexts are known in the involved causes, then the effects are not relative because they are as they should be.

The problem is that we cannot achieve the perfection of knowledge, so the knowledge we obtain is relative. So it doesn't matter if there is something relative and absolute, because it is the logical consequence of our limitations.

However, at the very least, we understand the essence of the matter clearly, and we are also aware that faith in the All-Knowing God confirms that all His decisions are not questionable, so whatever happens in the world is already the best thing.

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