The only reason others are able to say 1=1 and so forth is because if we really think about it, each of our minds will tell us that this must be the case. Quantity equals quantity, just as 2*3=6. Though we have no objective proof, we accept the validity of these ideas because we have virtually no choice and they have proven to work.
Unfortunately, our minds don't easily grasp the truths found in concepts because they are too complicated for us. But just as I may not be able to solve some very difficult mathematical problem does not mean there is not a solution.
Some people misuse the privilege of doubt and take things too far and begin to question existence, etc but I think that's just ridiculous. Like Rene Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am."
My favorite when it comes to the question of absolute truth is when someone says, "There is no absolute truth," which refutes itself. I was actually thinking about this earlier and I determined that it is possible that the universe is change and the only constant is truth itself. e.g. I can say, "All things change," yet if I am to say such a statement I must really say, "All things change except for truth." I must say this because the former statement itself does not change.
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