Is truth better than loyalty??? Or vise verser??? Explain your answer...
2007-03-07 21:54:42 · 13 answers · asked by spongify_92 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I see you're coming from a point of view heading towards the scope of relationship.
I will say, loyalty is better than the truth. It depends on a case to case to case basis.
If given that in a relationship one party conceals the truth that he has other relationships, but loyal to you. Now how can this be? it can be, but sooner or later truth comes into question, it will always be the platform of uncertainty if not anxiety that the other party will stand his ground on.
The relationship will eventually collapse as it didn't have the strong, solid ground as foundation.
The happiness we get from loyalty is ephemeral, but the truth will always shroud in anticipation wanting to be disclosed.
2007-03-07 22:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by oscar c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say loyalty, since truth is impersonal. For the sake of loyalty towards a person, if a truth has to be sacrificed, why not?
After all, any truth is truth just as long as it is not proved false.... earth being flat was gospel truth until it was proved otherwise. My philosophical view is that there is no absolute truth in this world since everything is governed and bound by 'time', which is defined and characterized by change.
2007-03-07 22:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly I would say truth would be better then loyalty. With out truth there is little to base on a relationship between two parties.
Loyalty without honesty would build a false relationship one which the affected parties would just have to go on blind faith that the other is acting in their best interests.
2007-03-07 22:01:40 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremy C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth, first. Truth is essential to loyalty. Untruth is a deception, and betrayal. Those who cannot deal with, accept, and discuss what one considers the truth, without anxiety and alarm are not worthy of loyalty, anyway. The essence of friendship is trust, and hence mutual affection and goodwill, even in disagreement. Take the old quote "To thine own self be true, and it follows as the night the day, thou canst then not be false to any man". No real friendship can be built on falsity.
2007-03-07 22:08:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to be loyal, you have to be loyal (devoted) to your (own personal) truths. If you're not, then you not truthful. As a result you would be neither loyal or truthful to anyone else.
For example; If one of your core truths is that you are against eating meat, but you do it anyways to avoid conflict at a social gathering - then you have betrayed yourself...another words, you were disloyal.
So loyalty to yourself is most important, otherwise you'll never be able to tell the truth to others.
Loyalty; final answer.
2007-03-07 22:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by Rain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were to go back in time and I still had the knowledge that I have now, I would be both truthful and loyal. I would not stir up contentions. I would keep quiet about some things that I knew to be different but not agree with them either. I would know that in due time that things would be sorted out. But I would never be put in the position of having to go back in time and experience that. An elder who I heard of, discerned something from the Bible differently than it was being currently taught. However, he didn't go around trying to rail against the organization and get people to believe him. He patiently waited and in a few years the society corrected the teaching. If someone was isolated and had an outdated publication, God wouldn't hold that against them.
2016-03-18 04:17:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is always better than anything else in my opinion. I think loyalty & truth should come together. What is one without the other?
2007-03-07 22:14:20 · answer #7 · answered by Cajun_ Creater 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is better than loyalty and here's one reason why my answer is such.
You've got a true friend who is about to commit a crime. If you choose truth, then you will help him to see that what he is about to do is wrong and help him to do the right thing by no committing that murder or robbery or whatever. If you choose loyalty, then you will aid and abet him in that crime - which is totally wrong.
2007-03-08 00:36:28 · answer #8 · answered by Slim Shady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is loyalty
2007-03-07 22:09:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are dependent on one another. In order to be loyal you have to be true to someone or some thing or some idea. In order to be truthful you have to be loyal to the truth, believe in the truth, trust in the truth. Neither is better because you can't have one without the other.
2007-03-07 22:17:17 · answer #10 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋