What is Truth?
How do you define Truth?
I define a true statement as Truth. A statement is true if it accurately describes reality.
Reality is that which is... right? The real world...
Leaving aside solipsism, the way our minds gather information concerning reality is through the senses... and we've been ingenious enough to build apparatuses that allow us to enhance those senses and measure beyond them, thus allowing us to apprehend a more complete picture of reality.
What atheism or religion has to do with this is beyond me... well... not really.
The problem is that religion claims to know a truth. A truth which it puts beyond the reach of any possible measuring device.
The obvious question that arises is: how do/did the religious people acquire that information? And this leads to the usual answer in which tales of old are brought forth... thus keeping the mechanism forever out of the reach of actual seekers of the Truth.
I'm a curious person. I want to know how reality works. What is real and what isn't.
Mankind, however, can tell lies... so a claim of Truth does not necessarily mean Truth. One is then left with the task of believing the claimed Truth or not.
If no plausible mechanism exists, through which I may independently arrive at the same Truth, then I cannot believe the claim. It doesn't mean the claim is wrong... it's just unbelievable.
If the claim provides a plausible mechanism to verify it, like science usually does, then I can, at least mentally, verify it and check if it is believable.
The value of Truth is the value of honesty. Do you want to be honest with yourself? Or do you not mind being an involuntary liar?
How do you define Truth?
I define a true statement as Truth. A statement is true if it accurately describes reality.
Reality is that which is... right? The real world...
Leaving aside solipsism, the way our minds gather information concerning reality is through the senses... and we've been ingenious enough to build apparatuses that allow us to enhance those senses and measure beyond them, thus allowing us to apprehend a more complete picture of reality.
What atheism or religion has to do with this is beyond me... well... not really.
The problem is that religion claims to know a truth. A truth which it puts beyond the reach of any possible measuring device.
The obvious question that arises is: how do/did the religious people acquire that information? And this leads to the usual answer in which tales of old are brought forth... thus keeping the mechanism forever out of the reach of actual seekers of the Truth.
I'm a curious person. I want to know how reality works. What is real and what isn't.
Mankind, however, can tell lies... so a claim of Truth does not necessarily mean Truth. One is then left with the task of believing the claimed Truth or not.
If no plausible mechanism exists, through which I may independently arrive at the same Truth, then I cannot believe the claim. It doesn't mean the claim is wrong... it's just unbelievable.
If the claim provides a plausible mechanism to verify it, like science usually does, then I can, at least mentally, verify it and check if it is believable.
The value of Truth is the value of honesty. Do you want to be honest with yourself? Or do you not mind being an involuntary liar?
