I am having a hard time understanding the conception of truth, what is it really?

Question

Logic is based on making affirm similaritries by using words.
Similaritries are based on implying that A, is the same as A.
To clarify this it's just the opposite of saying A, is like B. Which would not be logic.
So if A, and A, match such as, a dog is dog, or (A>)fire at a time may (probablly) be found in fire( I am kind of stuck.

Answer 1

You've established truth with logic. You're just correlating the wrong things and applying it across the board without understanding or allowing for other affective variables.

That barely made sense to me.

Truth is what can be proven, validated, and repeated under the same circumstances. (even then it's all still considered a theory to science - albeit an established theory.)

Answer 2

You and all the other philosophers are having a difficult time understanding truth. Really, what is truth? That is a good question. But I do not follow the logic that you present in your question. The philosophical literature has treated the question of truth in some detail. For starters, read Plato's Republic and his Theaetetus. Truth may be justified true belief or it may be that which corresponds to a given state of affairs. Lastly, I believe one thing that is tripping you up is ambiguity in your logical formulations. There is a material difference between saying that A IS B and saying that A is LIKE B. Moreover, what is wrong with saying that A is like B? In some cases, it is logically and factually possible for A to be identical to B (i.e. A is B).

Answer 3

Truth is REALITY. This is regardless if we can 1) observe it, 2) know it, 3) prove it or even 4) understand it. Besides being rational, we see it empirically. Think about it--there is and always will be certain aspects of truth and reality that have fallen into these 4 categories throughout time.

The concept that truth isn't truth unless we can know it or prove it is ridiculous--whether it is concerning the intricacies of the universe or how a child thinks. The fact that something IS defines whether it is truth.

There is either a God or not a God. Just because I think something doesn't make it real. Just because I don't think something doesn't make it any less real.

So, unlike the old saying, perception is not reality. Reality is reality. Perception is interpretation. Interpretation is manifold.

Answer 4

Your desire to lean on logic is correct, but I can only give you a technical answer about logic and truth. In syllogistic logic [syllogisms are the form in which our thoughts and words come out in propositions] there are 72 forms of syllogisms. Only 12 of these lead to the POSSIBILITY of a correct answer, but none of the 12 are necessarily true. However, of the remaining 60, all are necessarily UNtrue. When you act on an idea that will, or may have, consequences, you are acting on what you believe to be a truth. Only time will tell how true it was, but until it is proved UNtrue, you can act with the knowledge that you are acting with integrity. When it is proved untrue, integrity requires you change your idea of that truth.

Answer 5

It's a bit slippery; there is more than one kind. Your examples are of logical truth, i.e. tautology. But there is also observational truth, such as that (under normal circumstances) hot air rises, or that the sun and moon appear to be the same size -- about half a degree in diameter.

Answer 6

Truth is the end result of an system for knowing truth. Some say truth is found by reason, others say by faith. Your emotional state determines which way is most attractive.
The truth is probably closer to a "system" model of reality, All things are changing systems, and A is a system and is like another A system that can and will eventually become B.

Answer 7

You're being guided by logic and it's a very strict way to look for something so complex and non-mathematical. Truth is about everything you can sense and perceive as real. Feelings aren't physically sensed but they're true. So you play some part in defining truth because for something to be true you need to believe it. That's why you'll find some things that are pretty obvious to you but not to others.

Answer 8

Truth is the general statement of a fact accepted in general. Therefore fire is fire and it may be found in different places or may come from different things but it is still fire. It may not always follow traditional laws of deduction but the truth always remains comprehensible and factual on almost most cases.

Answer 9

Slap yourself in the face and then try to deny it.
No, really.

Drop a book on your foot and deny that it hurts.

Facts are physical. That is a building, that is a street, that is a dog. Truth is the establishment of facts. If a tree falls in a forest, of course it makes a sound because it can't defy laws of physics! What a miracle THAT would be!
Regardless of the name, it is still a living organism with cells comprised of cellulose, tannins, sugars, water, lignins and various molecular compounds to form specialized cells for roots, a trunk with pith, cells for transporting water up and down, rigid cells for strength to hold it upright, branches, and leaves comprised of cells for converting sunlight and water in to simple sugars. Regardless of the name, it can't move by itself. You can argue with yourself for the rest of your life whether it exists logically or not, but it still hurts and you still look stupid walking into it rather than around it.
You can logically talk yourself into complete non-existence, or you could kill yourself to prove you did or did not exist.
Truth is, you are, and you are capable of reasonable thought. First start with yourself, and logically prove you exist. But it's a non-arguement, for how can you argue with yourself in the first place?
Truth is physical. Truth is fact. Truth is not completely dependent on logic or reason. Truth is in front of you.
Theory, assumption, and ideology are all dependent on logic and reason.
If you are wasting your time on pointless tests, remember that rocks don't care. The rock existed before you were born, the rock will exist after you die.
When religious zealots convert Half Dome at Yosemite National Park to their mode of thinking, then and only then will I believe their ideology. Until then I mind my own business first.

Answer 10

Go to the formal logic and the laws of thought