some people are of the opinion that what one belives in is rite from his point of view then what is truth or false or right or wrong?
2006-07-10 04:22:36 · 16 answers · asked by rehan_1986 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
depends on what u define as right and wrong.. robin hood thought stealing was his right.. i believe what i believe is right.. how can u credit yourself to be right and tell someone that that person is wrong..if someone else as a human is wrong then why can't your opinion be wrong?
2006-07-10 21:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Belief may or may not have anything at all to do with truth. Commonly held beliefs may or may not have anything at all to do with the truth. Opinions are thoughts regarding beliefs that may or may not have anything to do with truth.
The truth is going to remain the truth even if nobody, anywhere, believes it to be true. The truth doesn't even require anybody to have any knowledge of it to be true.
Right and wrong is something a bit different. Right and wrong is broadly based on cultural standards and in modern times, a secular legal system. Many things that were once "wrong" are now not considered so. Some things that were once "right" are now considered wrong. This is human nature. These fluctuating "ideals" of right and wrong are sometimes based on beliefs that may or may not have anything at all to do with truth.
What we must do now, is not look backward and into the very flawed past to discover truth, but look forward and around us. Truth is evident here and now. It is the responsibility of humankind to learn to look past beliefs and find unity in truth. The truth is none of us can PROVE anything about our "beliefs" so we should focus ONLY on what we can all KNOW IS TRUE instead of the differing beliefs. We should learn to work together, not against each other. If we don't... none of the beliefs will matter because it will destroy us.
2006-07-10 11:57:02 · answer #2 · answered by Dustin Lochart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yours is a very philosophical question.
We base our beliefs on many things, including our upbringing, our faith, our education, what we read in the media....
There are few absolutes in this world. If there were, we would all be alike. The absolutes come from God the Father and are basically what you see in the Ten Commandments. These are not negotiable.
We just need to pray for wisdom in discerning right from wrong, good from bad. One lardstick for measuring is 'will our actions bring harm to us or another'.
Strive as we might, we will never be perfect. We can only try.
Santa Fe
2006-07-10 11:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by santafe_dreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth and False are based on fact and not faith. Well, they should be.
For instance, if you kill a man you have still killed (TRUE) the man whether you believe the killing was justified or not. The morality or belief plays no part in True or False.
Having faith there is a god, or in God, isn't based on fact and therefore cannot have a True of False answer. You could say "I believe in God," or "I have faith there is a God." You couldn't answer the question "Is there a God", logically, with TRUE OR FALSE.
I guess to put it simply... True or False is a logic statement and not a faith statement.
2006-07-10 11:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by J G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The concepts of true and false have been struggled with by the best minds since the days of Plato. The concensus seems to be that they are axiomatic, accepted because we can't fail to accept them, and for no other reason.
Truth is that which results in expected outcomes when followed. Falseness is that which results in unexpected outcomes when followed.
Right and wrong are mere concepts. "right" is that which I like, "wrong" is that which I dislike.
2006-07-10 11:29:34 · answer #5 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Holy Book, The Kasidah, Part VI: All faith is false; all faith is true: truth is the shattered mirror strewn in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit, the whole to own.
2006-07-10 11:24:59 · answer #6 · answered by jmmevolve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Belief does not make right. If some people beleive that their faith makes them righteous, then they are living in a fool's paradise and are bound to be disappointed when reality comes a-calling.
Truth and falsehood, right and wrong, DO exist. There are absolutes in the world. Belief does not change that.
Cheers.
2006-07-10 11:27:30 · answer #7 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very good question. Yes, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but only about subjective issues: Is she pretty? Does this taste good? Was that a good movie?
The problem in our society is that for some odd reason people now think they are entitled to opinions about facts. Your opinion about gravity is irrelevant, for example. Gravity isn't a debatable subject. It just is.
2006-07-10 11:26:45 · answer #8 · answered by grammartroll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is only one truth - that which is - and we all have our own perspective of it. True and False are ultimates, and are not reliant upon one's opinion of them, which is to say . . . they are no matter what one believes; opinions are relative to the opinion holder where truth transcends relativity and simply is.
Something that is to us and not others is an opinion. Truth is universally applicable.
2006-07-10 11:44:50 · answer #9 · answered by sunflower_pyxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True and false is with facts to prove it. With religion many people do not need "proof" in what they believe, and rightfully so. With all different types of religions out there with histories behind them all you need is to believe in what feels right to you and that's all that matter is your FAITH not validation of what others believe to be true or false
2006-07-10 11:27:15 · answer #10 · answered by momie_2bee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, subjective truth is not real. This is an End Times fallacy that is even mentioned in the Bible. It is a sign of the End.
2006-07-10 11:26:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋