Is logic relative? Consider the following story:?

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A delightful Sufi story tells of Nasruddin who was made judge for a day. The prosecutor told the court all the crimes that he accused the defendant of committing, and as soon as he was finished his pleading for a conviction, Nasruddin looked at him earnestly and said, "I do believe you are right!" The Bailiff quickly reminded Nasruddin that the defense had not been heard from, so the defense attorney came forward to plead his case for his client's innocence. And a very eloquent plead it was! When he finished Nasruddin looked the defense attorney in the eye and said, "I do believe you are right!" The Bailiff said to Nasruddin, "But Judge, they can't both be right!" Nasruddin looked at the Bailiff and said, "I do believe you are right!" 

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ZebraFoxFire · Accepted Answer

Absolutely, logic depends on perception of the thinker and perception is extremely variable from person to person.  even more so when you take people from different cultures and world views.  Logic can lead to a plethora of different outcomes based on who is doing the thinking.  thats why Vulcans have wars.  lol

Just Me · Answer

that simply proves he is as good a judge, as a 10 years old children is. simply put, unless it was a bogus dilemma, it is not possible to have both parties right. and he is wise not to reveal the details of the pleads, lest it attracted criticisms.

and if you have no idea what a bogus dilemma is, try reading up on it.

scotishbob · Answer

True logic was not used in this case.

Deductive logic is not relative because it is based on valid premises and only valid conclusions can be derived from it.

Inductive logic goes from the specific case to a more general case and give only possibilites based upon the specific case

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Is logic relative? Consider the following story:?

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