Ok, as I see it there are few things (if any) that are truly absolute.

Now, for my research paper I'm making a point that civil liberties aren't absolute.  Does anyone know of any articles that refer to nothing being absolute in general?

Mucho thanks

EDIT:
Hmm, I've proved my point without using a single article.  I just pointed out that women didnt have the right to vote & their rights were changed & now they can vote

You could argue that everything stems from a set of core theories and as such, all beleifs are in essence a theory. Sort of like A+B=C; C+B=A.

[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=13088.msg131831#msg131831 date=1130110593]
You could argue that everything stems from a set of core theories and as such, all beleifs are in essence a theory. Sort of like A+B=C; C+B=A.
[/quote]Way too involved for being something that is barely focused on.  I want to argue the theory of absolute civil liberties, not argue whether or not anything is absoulte

Nothing is absolute, except the lack of the absolute. QED.

[quote author=Arta[vL] link=topic=13088.msg131834#msg131834 date=1130111905]
Nothing is absolute, except the lack of the absolute. QED.
[/quote]QED?

[quote author=CrAz3D link=topic=13088.msg131835#msg131835 date=1130112120]
[quote author=Arta[vL] link=topic=13088.msg131834#msg131834 date=1130111905]
Nothing is absolute, except the lack of the absolute. QED.
[/quote]QED?
[/quote]

Quod Erat Demonstratum.  Latin for "that which was to be proven."

[quote author=Arta[vL] link=topic=13088.msg131834#msg131834 date=1130111905]
Nothing is absolute, except the lack of the absolute. QED.
[/quote]

That sounds like a contradiction; therefore, the theory is false. 

That's the same argument as, "Nobody can know anything for sure" "Do you know that for sure" "Yes!" "Contradiction; therefore, it's false!"

[quote author=iago link=topic=13088.msg131911#msg131911 date=1130250180]
That sounds like a contradiction; therefore, the theory is false. 

That's the same argument as, "Nobody can no anything for sure" "Do you know that for sure" "Yes!" "Contradiction; therefore, it's false!"
[/quote]

Not a contradiction.  Having no person able to do anything for sure is different from knowing that you can have no person able to do anything for sure.

"Nothing is absolute" is an absolute statement, and would negate itself. Therefore, the caveat is required to make the statement sensible.

[quote author=Grok link=topic=13088.msg131916#msg131916 date=1130254521]
[quote author=iago link=topic=13088.msg131911#msg131911 date=1130250180]
That sounds like a contradiction; therefore, the theory is false. 

That's the same argument as, "Nobody can no anything for sure" "Do you know that for sure" "Yes!" "Contradiction; therefore, it's false!"
[/quote]

Not a contradiction.  Having no person able to do anything for sure is different from knowing that you can have no person able to do anything for sure.
[/quote]

Sorry, I meant "know", not "no" or "do". 

[quote author=Arta[vL] link=topic=13088.msg131834#msg131834 date=1130111905]
Nothing is absolute, except the lack of the absolute. QED.
[/quote]
I disagree.  I believe there are absolutes, although we might not necessarily know them.  That might make them pointless, but whether or not that is true, it's still so.

It'd be like saying "The sky is red."  This statement is an absolute statement that carries many different assumptions (the definition of "sky," the definition of "red," and the strength of the verb "to be").

The point being, language (at least English) is imprecise, and can be misunderstood.  The atmosphere of the planet refracts and reflects light in such a way that the predominant visible color seen exists within the bounds of what would be labeled by most people as "blue."  That statement is true whether or not you actually believe it, your perceptions notwithstanding.