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    A statement that is only 'true relative to a person' cann... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→It can be true or false that an action is good-according-to-a-specific-person, even if there are no objective moral facts.

    A statement that is only 'true relative to a person' cannot function in valid modus ponens inferences, undermining the logical coherence of moral reasoning.

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    • 1.Modus ponens requires premises with determinate truth-values; relative truths lack this determinacy across subjects.
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    • 2.If moral premises are person-relative, affirming one person's premise doesn't entail the conclusion for another person.
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    • 3.Logic's validity depends on form preservation; relative-truth systems break form-preservation across different evaluators.
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    • 1.Relative truth can be formally rigorous: 'True-for-person-X' is an absolute proposition that preserves logical validity.
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    • 2.Scientific reasoning uses context-relative claims (angle measurements relative to observer) without undermining logical validity.
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    • 3.Even if moral truths are person-relative, sound inference within a fixed perspective maintains full logical coherence.
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