Truth doesn't have any hierarchy. It's indifferent to values.
the problem is it seems there are more than one way to determine what is truth. For example there are scientific facts/truths (inductive truths). Well that's what many claim that methodological naturalism is not only describing reality but telling us what it is as well, that reality is only physical. Then there is a narrative truths, postmodernists use this one to claim this the only truth. Then there's epistemic truths which about how we come to know what is true or real, experiential truth and deductive truths.
And that's not counting self-evident and justified belief about what is true. I think we draw on all these ways of knowing what is real and true and restricting this down to only measure being only physical cannot be a true (pardon the pun) representation of reality.
That's not really truth, and even postmodernists don't believe that
Actually I think postmodernism does emphasize the subjective/relative because its centered around the person and group and how they see the world. Any truth or fact is seen as just one way of seeing the world because there are multiple interpretation which are all equal. In fact some postmodernist claim the science method is oppressive because it pushes one way of knowing and oppresses other ways of knowing reality. Because there are multiple ways of knowing this makes the subject or collect central to how we see the world.
Not just a truth claim but a claim that its the only truth. [/quote] Not just a truth claim but a claim that its the only truth and all other truths are wrong.
Do those other religions claim to be tolerant of lies?
That's not the point. Other religions can be intolerant of lies but the Christian belief says that its the only truth, the only God. Other religions don't claim that and therefore open the door for other possible gods and truths which defeats the purpose of the Truth being "one determination and not many".
No...they aren't facts. One cannot violate the law of gravity. One can violate any number of moral prescriptions.
One can breach the law of gravity by jumping off a building and will suffer the consequence. Just like one can breach the law of murder and suffer the consequence. Its just another kind of fact or law that is part of reality.
I don't see a lot of people dropping over from the exhaustion of "doing good".
I don't get what you mean. We know the difference between right and wrong, we have a conscience and free will. That's the difference between us and animals and robots. That's unless you take the mechanistic view and we are just mechanism and process that dictate what happens and who we are and we are not responsible for our actions.
I don't see what this has to do with my statement.
My point is mere cooperation doesn't explain morality so its inadequate. Therefore we need to look at other reasons and one of those is people inherently know right from wrong. Morality is about how we treat others. You cannot have a moral interaction with a rock for example. So just the fact that we have to live with others creates moral values. Social norms are a good example.
Research shows that even as babies we know right from wrong and its not just a case of being socially conditioned. There is a common set of core moral truths most nations follow and even if they don't they are enshrined in treaties and Conventions and found in constitutional and human rights laws which apply to everyone regardless of relative culture. These moral truths have been around forever and came into fruition we have learnt through experience and trial that bring stability in a chaotic world.
God is truth, law, justice, good....and probably something else abstract and nebulous.
Sorry, but claiming to be truth is like claiming to be beauty. It's just not worth engaging with...it's not just a claim, it's an empty one.
I disagree because unlike beauty which is in the eye of the beholder moral truths are real in that we embody them and live them out and have been proven to bring stability over 1,000s of years and have not changed.
Even if we take God out of the picture these truths are reflected throughout the world and in our history. They are not subjective because unlike people claiming different views of beauty subjective views about moral truth don't work. Beauty comes from the subject and right and wrong is determined by the act rather than the person. Moral or social norms are a good example in that they stand regardless of personal views.