Doesn't matter if you change the units. The end result or "truth" will always remain the same. As you stated we will always end up with 4 total units..and those 4 units will always be made up of 2 pencils and 2 books.
Ex.
b & d = constant units
a & c = changing units
(b)(a) + (b)(c) = b(a +c)
d = b(a + c)
Even if you change the value of a or c...
d = b(a + c).
So in lamans terms...regardless of how many times you change the value of "a" and "c".."d" still remains the same.
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Also, if you assume something is true, like math, then it is true. Math is no different then time (clocks). Another system invented by people to do a function that is assumed to be true.
well... 2+2 dont =4 because when you put two and two together they make 22 not 4 so it cant be four thats impossible. the only way to get 4 is to add 0 and 4.
Well first off..you are making another contradictory argument towards the idea of relativism, by taking an "absolute" stance to a particular argument.
In addition to that..I'd like to know where you were at the beginning of time, and how you know that Math/Time etc were developed by human beings?
Answer these questions whichever way you like..but with every absolute stance you take on an argument..you only further prove the existence of "absolutes"..
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Good try..but it's a silly question, just meant to assist the "credibility" of your arguments, and degrade the credibility of mine.
FYI The question was already answered by Wonderer in a round a bout way. So do you agree with Wonderer Shaky? Are Buddhists Relativists?
Does the Buddhist argument of...
"Everyone has there own path."
Sound similar to the Relativist argument of..
"Everyone has there own truth."
Switch the words "truth" and "path" around in each expression Shaky..and then apply your common sense to what you read/interpret. I hope I have given you some "enlightenment" my friend.
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If my question was silly, you can imagine what I think about your questions. If you don’t know the answer, that’s ok. I know you have never studied Buddhism, so it is no surprise that you are wrong about Buddhism. If you are wrong about one thing, you might be wrong about something else. I think you don’t know any absolute truth, if you did you would just show it to us.
So I'm assuming that your answer is "yes." Buddhists are indeed Relativists. Don't be ashamed of being proven wrong. Except your defeat like a man..and move on.
Regardless of my knowledge of Buddhism..It is apparent that one of us..does at least have an understanding of basic arithmetic..
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