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A framework examining how relativity transforms causality—how motion, gravity, and acceleration affect causal relationships. Theory of Causality of Relativity asks: What happens to cause and effect when time dilates? When space contracts? When frames of reference disagree on simultaneity? The theory explores relativity's implications for causality, asking whether causality itself is relative or absolute.
Theory of Causality of Relativity "Two events, two observers—one says A caused B, the other says B caused A. Relativity allows that. Causality of Relativity asks: what does causality mean when it's relative? Is there an absolute causal order beneath the appearances? The theory seeks the invariant in the relativistic flux."
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A framework acknowledging that scientific findings are always relative to the conditions under which they were produced—the instruments available, the cultural assumptions of the researchers, the historical moment, even the language used to describe them. This isn't the claim that "everything is relative" in the pop sense, but rather that science must account for its own situatedness. A result from 1950s America with male researchers and male subjects isn't universally valid without checking. Relativistic Method doesn't abandon objectivity—it pursues it by factoring in the observer's position, like Einstein did with physics, but applied to knowledge itself.
Relativistic Scientific Method (Method of Relativity of Science) "Your 'universal' finding about human cognition came from studying 200 undergrads at your university. Relativistic Scientific Method says we need to specify: this finding is relative to WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) populations, not humanity. Context matters."
by Dumu The Void February 23, 2026
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Theory of relativeity

This is a comic reference to nepotism, the hiring of relatives.
It looks like the Hardings are practicing the theory of relativeity again!
by I, Wreckerrr February 10, 2021
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Moral relativism

Moral relativism is the philosophy that there are no objective moral standards at any place or any time
Mark:Murder is objectively wrong

John:that's not true sometimes murder is morally justified

Mark:How?!
John: well in my moral relativism nothing is objectively right or wrong.
by The real Jester August 21, 2016
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Retalivity

The phenomenon of someone being a total piece of shit, but somehow still loved wherever they go.
“Why the fuck does Scott Always get to sit down while everyone else cleans?”
“You get used to it. Poor Marlee just scooped his vomit out of the sink. she didn’t even care when she found out it was him!”
“Wow what a piece of shit, why do I feel like I love him more now”.

”Fuckk william has the worst lactose farts after drinking and yet I still always get him chocolate milk and offer to drive. Theory of Retalivity strikes again”.

“Heard you and Thompson hit up the tarred and feathered in Beaverton the other night”.
“ ya man, As soon as we walked in a bunchof randoms started telling him they feel like they’ve known him their whole life.”
“Wow the retalivity is strong with this one.”
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cultural relativism

The idea that a person's beliefs should not be used to judge another culture.
Person 1: That country is disgusting with their ritual baby murders, female genital mutalation, and torturing of innocent people.

Person 2: Man, you have no cultural relativism! Don't use your humanitarian values to judge another culture!
by jeffreykittens February 23, 2007
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Relativism

A worldview common in the West (but held by very few philosophers) which people arive at after very little actual thought. Consists of the notion that there is no single objective truth, and that no one can say anything is true.

Ironically, no one who adheres to relativism can say that relativism is true.
Smart person: "How can you objectively claim that there are no objective claims?"

Relativist: *brain melts* "Stop persecuting me, you xenophobe!"
by Grim Winnebago January 9, 2004
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