I think ustwo has hit the nail on the head clearly and correctly.
This whole thread started when tecoyah demanded that I either develop a "Truly Open Mind" or he wouldn't deal with me anymore. I asked tecoyah to define a "Truly Open Mind". Hence this thread. But in reading this thread, I find I agree with most of the posts, but cannot and will not return to a state of mind I held for many years. And after careful consideration and much research and discussion, deliberately and willingly turned away from; and that was the relativistic way of looking at things.
I have been down that path and have experienced that path and grown and evolved and matured and changed beyond that path. New information and ideas and concepts have come to me that have demonstrated reasonably that that way of thinking is outdated and no longer useful to me. I am still able to entertain relativistic concepts with an open mind, but I have also come to understand the value of absolutes.
It is my opinion that those who demand that relativistic idealism is the only way to think and express, have either not considered the value of absolutes or will not do so, and thus, have closed their minds to that avenue of thought.
This is but my opinion.
Meanwhile, I agree with Ustwo's assessment of Truth vs truths.
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