Ok - see you Joe
"If that is true, then NOTHING can be considered "right" or "wrong". "
I stand by my statement and will happily consult some of my colleagues to see what their thoughts on this are.
Govts and legal systems create laws, hopefully so we can have more fulfilling lives (debatable), but they are not facts. The bank is not working with facts, just agreed standards and conventions.
I don't see how your definition (which by the way is just an 'I think' from a piece of paper) proves the existence of absolute fact. Unless you're suggesting that 'general truths' implies absolute fact. My guess is the dictionary used the expression 'general truth' rather than 'absolute truth' or 'absolute fact' for a reason. Just a hunch. Been a pleasure. Sounds like you're on the hunt for 'absolutes' in life and understandings. Let me know if you find any.
Edit - oh and no need to sigh. Got to perservere with us dummies, that's the only way people end up educated right?
'night
