Argument #3: Subjectivity of truth gives man the opportunity to ignore his own depravity.
Man cannot accept an absolute truth because if there is an absolute that dictates, then it will demand submission. If truth is subjective, then man will not have to conform to any authority that he did not have any authority in the making. If truth is subjective, then man will not have to find himself in a place of submission to a particular ideal that he doesn't completely understand. If truth is subjective, then man will be completely free to develop his own belief system. Fortunately for mankind, truth is completely independent of all circumstances past, present, and future. Because if the responsibility of truth was dependent upon man, then there would be absolutely no sense of submission among any human beings.
Also, man cannot accept an absolute truth because if there is an absolute that dictates, then it will demand humility. Humility is the single most crucial asset to absolute truth, because if there was no absolute truth, there would be no humility. Humility is always dependent on a person's understanding of himself. If a person thinks highly of himself, he will have no humility. If truth is subjective, then there will be absolutely no reason for man to humble himself because his interpretation of truth is his way and his way is just as good as anyone's way. Absolute truth demands that a person admit that his own truth is not the right truth and a confession like that will require humility. Therefore, the only conclusion is that humility can only be derived from an understanding of absolute truth.
Finally, man cannot accept an absolute truth because if there is an absolute that dictates, then it will demand dependency. Subjective truth places value on the interpreter thereof and not on the truth itself. Therefore, it is selfish and is not a product of the greater authority because the greater authority has created truth without any regard for the interpreter. Therefore, absolute truth demands one interpretation of it and that interpretation is dependent on what the author has intended. Then man can have no opinion that influences the absolute truth because he has no authority in regard to truth unless he speaks in unison with the absolute truth. This creates a dependency on the absolute truth that man will have to accept. Unfortunately, it's not in the sinful nature of mankind to accept anything that would force him into a dependent scenario. Even if he is depending on a source that is consistent with all his needs and resources. Therefore, the only conclusion is that there is absolute truth but man resists it.
Truth must be absolute and independent of human interaction, therefore it requires submission, humility, and dependency.
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