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absolute |
a universal, unchanging, objective and unalterable moral standard or truth |
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apocalypses |
to unveil or reveal something or truth that is unknowable or undiscoverable otherwise |
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Autonomous |
Unassisted, self-sufficient, independent existence |
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Dichotomy |
two antithetical, polarized, mutually exclusive, uncombinable thing |
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empirical |
discoverable and/or verifiable by one or more of the five senses; physical, three dimensional existence |
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Inherent |
A quality and/or characteristic of something that if extracted does not diminish the essence of that something |
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Intrinsic/innate |
a quality and/or characteristic of something that if removed, diminishes the essence of that something. Example: human beings are intrinsically innately moral and religious, but are inherently sinful |
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Metaphysical |
having to do with the spiritual, supernatural conceptual, ideas, soul, etc |
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naturalistic, ism |
three dimensional, physical, empirical realm, of which all reality is exclusively composed (reality is exclusively sensory) |
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objective |
existence that is regardless and independent of empirical and/or intellectual verification, or personal belief or unbelief |
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presupposition |
a foundational belief in a specific are by which all information relating to that area is evaluated and accepted, modified or rejected |
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relative |
that which is changeable and fluctuating. "Fluid" because it is situational and circumstantial |
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subjective |
that which is changeable and fluctuating (fluid) because it is based upon mind, consciousness, personal, perception, perspective (antithesis of objective) |
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Synthesis |
combining two or more opposite, antithetical things (usually ideas) to create a new third thing, which becomes the new thesis and the process starts over |
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worldview |
the totality of one's presuppositions and belief system, by which all reality is evaluated and from which all of life is lived |
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