R.C. Sproul

And of course, if all statements are false, then what does that say about the statement, all statements are false?

If all statements are false, then the statement, all statements are false, is false.

So then not all statements are false, right?

And that's the same kind of a thing that immediately comes into your mind when somebody makes the nonsensical statement, there are no absolutes.

If there are no absolutes,

then the statement there are no absolutes is not an absolute statement.

But you see, the statement there are no absolutes is a universal negation in terms of logic, and it is an absolute statement that there are no absolutes.

So that can't be true.

If there are no absolutes, there's at least one absolute, namely the absolute that there are no absolutes.

But if there's one absolute, then there can't be no absolutes.

There can't be none and one at the same time and in the same relationship.

So we see also an irrational notion contained immediately within the statement.

The statement itself is formally and analytically invalid.

But it's not enough simply to point out the formal absurdity of such a statement.

At a practical level, we have to go beyond that and deal with the notions that lead up to such a statement, there are no absolutes, and get a feel for some of the cultural movements that are related to it.

And also to ask the question, how can a Christian respond to the statement, there are no absolutes?

The first thing that I think we need to do

when we're confronted with those who make such claims that there are no absolutes, is to force them to see the real and full implications of such a statement.

Most people today, in their life and worldview under which they operate, are eclectic.

They are selective.