I...seem to be...committing myself to... the impossibility of any objective measure of... Truth.
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Thus I am... free to choose... values/ethics.. I feel...benefits me.
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I am not going to wrap myself in a silly set of arbitrary rules
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group... values... violate... my optimal degrees-of-freedom.
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my value system... wasn't clearly conceptualized and articulated
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my failures in life were due to not clearly defending my values
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I ... suffered ... greatly in my life
I have reduced your argument to its core premises and conclusions. It is for you to decide if further reflection is warranted.
That is bullshit that you gutted the context. For example when I stated that I am free to choose a set of values, it is in large part because there either wasn't a well defined value system in my family (upbringing) or it was a hodgepodge of values that wasn't working for my nuclear family. Thus why would I emulate/continue what wasn't working?...
Afaics, you are moralizing and judging (probably because you observe that I have vacated the foundation of your value system of an absolute truth, therefor you must attack mine). Please read Jesus's wisdom in Matthew 7.
The words above are your own. My contribution was only to shorten them and invite you to consider the possibility that your stated conclusions follow naturally from your starting premises. I tried to abbreviate your arguments for clarity and it was not my intent to alter your meaning. However, when we abbreviate the writings of another there is always some danger that without context the meaning will change.
You are correct that I disagree with your opening argument on absolute Truth. However, my opinion in this instance is entirely irrelevant. What matters in this particular case is your opinion.
If you are interested in my opinion I shared it in a recent debate on the nature and consequences of nihilism.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1373864.msg15883731#msg15883731Also there you will find counter arguments from the perspective of nihilism which are more in line with your starting posit that there is no absolute Truth.