The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Five: Devil's Deception in Matters f Creed (al- aqd'id) and Religion
Section One:
[Devil's Deception on Diverse Philosophies]
Abii Mul:iammad al-NiibakhtI said: "A group if ignorant people
claimed that things do not have only a single reality to them. Instead,
things have multiple realities according to the people's perspective.
For example, honey is sweet to most people, but bitter to
those suffering from disease. Similarly, they say, this world is ancient
(has always existed) to those who believe it is ancient, and accidental
to others who believe it is accidental. Colors are bodies (physical
creatures) to those who believe they are bodies and, qualities (only
attributes) to those who believe they are qualities."
Our response: Is what you say true? They will surely answer: 'It is
true to us, false to those who disagree with us.' We respond: 'Your
claim that your opinion is true is not true in itsel£' And your confession
that your opinion is false to your opponents is proof against
you. And whoever confirms that his opinion is false to his opponents,
then he has saved his opponents the effort of proving the
falsehood of his opinion.
They could also be told: 'Do you confirm a reality to that which
you observe?' If they say: 'No, then they are of the same opinion as
the first group of Sophists.' If they say: 'the reality of what is observed
is relative according to the observers,' then they have denied
its reality, and thus, we discuss with them in the same manner that
we discussed with the second group.
Al-NiibakhtI said: "Another group of Sophists said: 'The world is
constantly melting and flowing, so it is impossible for a human to
contemplate aboutthe same issue twice because things are constantly
changing."'
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