I think a lot of the reason there is resistance and general hypocrisy on the issue of the truth, is that the truth, from my perspective, isn't inherently valuable. There are no bonus points for living a logical life. What I ended up concluding is that it's all a very results oriented system. As a wise philosopher once said, "Whatever floats your boat."
If you live a happy life in a cult, in my arbitrary scorebook, you've done well. If you can convince yourself you're a good person without the burden of being a good person, that's a double win.
What is it about the truth, for you, that you've elevated it to a thing to be sought after, and lived according to? What's the source for your assigning it value above non-truths? Is it coincidental, in that usually living according to the truth gets better results to whatever your true goal is, or is the truth itself the goal?
If you live a happy life in a cult, in my arbitrary scorebook, you've done well. If you can convince yourself you're a good person without the burden of being a good person, that's a double win.
What is it about the truth, for you, that you've elevated it to a thing to be sought after, and lived according to? What's the source for your assigning it value above non-truths? Is it coincidental, in that usually living according to the truth gets better results to whatever your true goal is, or is the truth itself the goal?
