"What seems to a man, is to him". So says Protagoras. Basically, truth is whatever it seems to be to that individual. Certainly nothing has changed under the sun as this seems to be espoused by many today. There are many corollaries such as, "live and let live" or, "to each his own" and so on.
But these are simply the mantra of those who refuse to stand for truth. It is much easier to be a relativist than to espouse objective truths and defend them. Perhaps the only "good" thing about relativism is the ease and comfort it affords those who espouse it.
However, it is an incoherent and illogical system.
"If you say there are no universally valid truths including the claim that there are no universally valid truths, then you have contradicted yourself. You have said the claim both is and is not universally valid."
- John Searle "Refutation of Relativism"
But these are simply the mantra of those who refuse to stand for truth. It is much easier to be a relativist than to espouse objective truths and defend them. Perhaps the only "good" thing about relativism is the ease and comfort it affords those who espouse it.
However, it is an incoherent and illogical system.
"If you say there are no universally valid truths including the claim that there are no universally valid truths, then you have contradicted yourself. You have said the claim both is and is not universally valid."
- John Searle "Refutation of Relativism"
