“2 + 2 = 5”? – The Collapse of Rationality Through the Denial of Necessary Truths
🎯 Thesis Statement Denying the existence of necessary truths — such as \(2 + 2 = 4\) — undermines any claim to objective knowledge or meaningful discourse. Through a close analysis of Aron Ra’s comments during a public debate, this essay exposes the internal incoherence of relativistic rhetoric and affirms the centrality of the law of non‑contradiction and necessary truths to any consistent worldview. I. Introduction In a widely viewed debate on the existence of God, Aron Ra, the famous atheist activist, asserts provocatively: ...