What is relativistic truth?

The opposite of universal truth. To relativists, truth is a personal/perceptual experience. So, something could be true to you, but false to me (regardless of evidence).

Relativists have one enormous problem. At least one truth must be universal. To a relativist, it must always be true that truth is NOT universal. Hence, giving proof to universal truth.

Truth basically means that there is congruence between a statement made by a person and reality. Relativists generally don't believe in this. Your "truths" may be different from mines.

Personally, I believe there is universal truth. I accept that we, humans, are highly influenced by our perceptions and that there could be significant bias in our statements. That does not mean that all statements are void of congruence with reality. All it means is that we are limited beings, thinking is hard and can reach wrong conclusions, and that we frequently prefer cultural traditions to avoid constant thinking.

We are animals capable of thinking. That does not mean we like it or do it properly all of the time. Quite the contrary. We fail to think straight frequently and may even prefer not to do it.

The practice of female circumcision is relative.

"Often performed without anesthetic under septic conditions by lay practitioners with little or no knowledge of human anatomy or medicine, female circumcision can cause death or permanent health problems as well as severe pain. Despite these grave risks, its practitioners look on it as an integral part of their cultural and ethnic identity, and some perceive it as a religious obligation"

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/2313097.ht...

In the culture of those that practice this, it's an important rite of passage. However, when people immigrate to a new nation, their cultural practice is often at odds with the nations culture and the laws.

What's accepted and important in one nation is illegal and considered abuse in another. The "truth" is relative to the culture/nation.

It refers to the belief that there are no absolute truths - that what is true in the eyes of one person is not necessarily true in the eyes of another. So, for example, that you can't judge another culture or society by the standards of your own. The idea is that all things are relative to the context in which they occur.