“The claim that there is no one standard for truth and falsehood that is valid for everyone is rooted most deeply in the desire of the fallen human mind to be free from all authority and to enjoy the exaltation of self. This is where relativism comes from. Relativism is not a coherent philosophical system. It is riddled with contradictions—both logical and experiential. Sophomores in college know that something is fishy when someone claims the statement to be true that all truths are relative. And every businessman knows that philosophical relativists park their relativism at the door when they go into the bank and read the language of the contract they are about to sign. People don’t embrace relativism because it is philosophically satisfying. They embrace it because it is physically and emotionally gratifying. It provides the cover that they need to do what they want.” – DGM
The fallen human mind is so depraved that it does not even recognize relativism’s root desire to be “free from all authority and to enjoy the exaltation of self.” It would not allow itself to admit that even if recognized, for admission begs one to do something about the present condition. I pray that we be transformed by the renewing of our mind that we would not fall prey to relativism while living out our Christianity.