Or does it have a different meaning in religious context, much like the word theory has a different meaning in a scientific context.
2007-01-16 10:22:40 · 20 answers · asked by Sara 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion seems to take license with the word 'truth'.
In order to establish whether or not something is true, it generally has to make sense and be backed by previous concepts known as 'true'.
Religious 'truth' is not only contradictory in itself but demands of the believer that he/she is to suspend any logical thought and 'believe'.
Moreover, many religious truths have been changed over the centuries - so one would wonder how 'true' they were originally.
2007-01-16 10:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by flywho 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutly...My Brother Just Turned Into A Thumper An Now Hes Constantly Telling Me That If I New The 'Truth' Then Life Wouldn't Be So Miserable In This World ... I'm Just Supposed To Sit Back A Let What Happens , Happen(or God's Will - If Your Into Labels)If I kNew The 'Truth' Then I Wouldn't See It That People Getting Tortured With Power Drills As Being A Bad Thing (These Kind Of Things HAVE TO Happen For God's PLAN to Unveil Itself) If God Lets It Happen It Must Be Ok...This Is The Way These Sick ***** Believe.....Everytthing Is God's Will (Even The Most Hidious Thing You Can Think Of Is)And It's All For The Better....
2007-01-16 10:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by Frenchy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHY DO non secular human beings continually MISUSE THE word "understand"? In 2 words: COGNITIVE DISSONANCE it kind of feels to be a mechanism, orpersistent on the topic of self-protection. The mind is stressed out for self-justification. it truly is been spoke of in each major way of existence. It shows up in FMRI mind scans. Drew Weston confirmed that once someone is experiencing dissonance, the concept methods close down or maybe as the challenge starts lowering dissonance the mind centers that educate excitement become activated. the problem is that it truly is a technique of utilising bias and ignoring information that forestalls searching the reality or decision of a difficulty. once someone is experiencing Cognitive Dissonance it truly is really puzzling for yet another man or woman to break the technique. tries by yet another man or woman to break the technique will effect in the intensifying of the technique and the come to a call of the fellow experiencing dissonance to proceed attempting to reconcile it. And no man or woman is immune: atheists, believers, scientists, politicians . . . ______________________________________... astounding question Desiree! save 'em coming. : )
2016-11-24 21:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has a different meaning in most religious contexts it should seem
2007-01-16 10:27:34 · answer #4 · answered by Mayonaise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES... as is most every other word leaving the mouths of religios people. Talk is CHEAP and there is too much of it.
Anyone of a spiritual nature should be too busy doing good works to yap on about RELIGION.
2007-01-16 10:26:40 · answer #5 · answered by larrydoyle52 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It never fails to amaze me how stupid people really are. Completely missing the point of the question!!!!!!!!!!
The existence of God is most certainly UNPROVEN. That is the only truth in religion! If TRUTH is relative, then so to is LYING or IGNORANCE.
2007-01-16 10:29:38 · answer #6 · answered by Stevie G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For most people, "truth" includes not just what is actually true, but what they hope/think is true.
how many times have we seen here people quote "the truth, the way and the life"? (which doesn't even make any sense)
2007-01-16 10:26:23 · answer #7 · answered by eldad9 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Truth is a foundation for the rest of faith.
So many have no absolute truth and they are tossed around like waves.
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John 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
2007-01-16 10:27:27 · answer #8 · answered by Sirius 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think Pilate hit the nail on the head with the hammer one this one. Truth?, Truth?, what is Truth???
2007-01-16 10:26:58 · answer #9 · answered by BIGUS_RICKUS 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Truth is truth and a lie a lie, religion has nothing to do with it people do they choose to lie they choose to tell the truth
2007-01-16 10:25:57 · answer #10 · answered by Jesus Freak 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋