What is your definition for truth? This is related to religion, don't worry. I'd like to hear everyone's take, but the only thing I DON'T want to hear is " my faith/prophet is the truth." And also, no dictionary definitions.
2006-09-01 17:59:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
tebone0315 violated the rules. shame on you
2006-09-01 18:05:17 · update #1
You too dillonsdream
2006-09-01 18:10:10 · update #2
If (and only if) X = Y,
Here X = What is said/seen/written etc.
Y = what exists
2006-09-01 18:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by Gayan J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth will always depend on one's belief. There is no absolute truth. My truth may not be the same as yours because both of us may have grown up to a very different environment. I grew up with a Catholic mother and she raised me to believe in it. Time came to me to become adult and I made some research and studies on what reality could I find aside from the truth I knew. Until you learn from your own experience that you could say what is true for you. Some really do based their truth from their faith and you should not contest it and some will base that on their acquired knowledge or experiences which is also non-contestible. The only thing I know I should do is respect your idea of truth as I expect mine to respected too.
2006-09-02 01:15:07 · answer #2 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Truth" is only meaningful as the value of some assertion or claim. The claim is true if one can show that the claim is always correct, and that others can also independently verify the claim. In practice, it is rarely possible to establish the claim will be always true, 100% of the time (except in mathematics). Instead, we have to settle with probabalistic reasoning, where we can show a very high probability that the claim is true, and others can also verify that the claim is true with high probability. Note that in practice, it is much easier to show that a claim is False than it is to show a claim is True, because just one example contradicting the claim is enough.
In light of the above, when somone says "Jesus is Truth" they are speaking nonsense, since "Jesus" is not a claim. They might really be thinking that "Jesus is the messiah" or "Jesus is the son of god", or "Jesus died for our sins" when they say "Jesus is truth", but the orIginal statement "Jesus is truth" is clearly sloppy thinking.
Note that if we take the three example claims about Jesus above and assess them in light of the definition above, we see that it is very difficult to have others verify that the claims are true with high probability.
Note that Jesus supposedly claimed "I am the truth". This is again linguistically sloppy. Christians assume that he really meant "Faith in me is the way to salvation". Unfortunately, the only way to verify this claim is to die and "see what happens next."
A famous scripture says "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." This scripture is really bothersome to me, because:
1) It doesn't define the claims that are true, and
2) It seems to imply that if we know the truth of a few special claims, that is all that will be needed to be set free.
Instead, I think we must always be seeking Truth by thinking critically about all claims. Otherwise we might fall prey to smooth talkers who try to convince us that they have The Truth if we will just follow them.
2006-09-02 01:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jim L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one on Earth truly knows what the "truth" is regarding religion or spirituality. We have conducted our own research, assimilated the knowledge and try to apply this to our everyday lives.
Therefore if everyone did their own research, everyone would have their own truth and not have to follow anyone elses. Unfortunately many people prefer to be spoon fed their truth, by persons in the past who wished to control the minds of others.
Perhaps if truth was as personal and individual as it should be, them we wouldn't have the "pack mentality" and therefore no wars.
Love and light
M
2006-09-02 01:09:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolute truth - doesn't change under any circumstance. An example of this is math.
Truth - Generally doesn't change. An example of his is physics, which is modified as we learn more about our environment.
Personal truth - What you perceive to be the truth, can change over time. This is what most people refer to as truth. Unfortunately, it changes a lot, because it is usually wrong.
I did not include which definition "my faith/prophet" falls under, as you requested.
2006-09-02 01:08:03 · answer #5 · answered by sandcatsle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is that which I believe until convinced otherwise. Truth may be something else for you, and it will remain your truth until you are convinced otherwise. I can accept you having a different version of truth. Can you accept as much for me?
It's a simple definition, but most meaningful things that hold up over time are that way. "Truth" is what you believe.
2006-09-02 01:00:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The definition of truth is something that is true.
I'd offer more, but you obviously don't want to hear it :o)
Thanks for the two points LOL
2006-09-02 01:40:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes
the truth is what is true
other times it is what is true to the best of my knowledge
then theres the real odd time that the truth is actually a little white lie, like when my wife asks me if she is still as sexy as when we were dating (she's actually still pretty close, but man that truth would get me in deep doggy dodo)
2006-09-02 01:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by capollar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What many choose to believe in will eventually become truth, for if everyone believes in it, then it becomes fact; that is God, that is Christianity. Who knows where the lies begin and the truth ends in the mysterious past of Christianity? Truth nowadays is what you choose to believe in, for if you have enough followers and get enough people to believe in what you believe in as well, then it becomes truth; it becomes God.
2006-09-02 01:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by Display Name 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WOW good question
Truth, ummm Knowledge in rellation to a subjects properties??
damm Igot this one....... umm
truth = knowledge that has coherent parallels in reality???
Truth = wisdom ??/
damm thats hard to answer, Im getting close though
2006-09-02 01:07:50 · answer #10 · answered by CJunk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will probably not like nor understand the meaning of my answer but I will share it anyway.
God
Not what is taught about God, not what you understand about God. God is Truth and when you find Truth you have found God (religions have it backwards you don’t find God to find Truth).
2006-09-02 01:05:18 · answer #11 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋