Can someone explain criticism  to me   This is taken from the criticisms section of the article   Since logic is inherently constant and that some things are more true than others it means that strong relativism cannot hold true under many conditions Relativism often ignores how views have different weight to another An example of a similar phenomenon is the Gay Marriage debate in the US  an example where the majority dictates the rights of the entirety even when it doesnt apply to them as they do not weigh up the effects of their views   Can someone explain what exactly this means  I do not follow the first half of the paragraph the one that actually pertains to relativism and the example reads as complete nonsense to me especially this part  the majority dictates the rights of the entirety even when it doesnt apply to them as they do not weigh up the effects of their views  I do not think that a The majority in question believes that it doesnt apply to them Though Im not sure what it is in this context so the sentence may be true The majority believes that allowing gay marriage would undermine the moral standards of their society which of course applies to everybody in that society b The majority in question does not weigh up the effects of its views Its views are that gay marriage should not be allowed for the benefit of society it is aware of the effects and does not object to them