(December 2, 2018 at 11:29 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote:Quote:T0 Th3 M4X
I like the word "truth" and it has nothing to do with being conceited. When something is true, it is that way regardless of opinions, claims, studies, or anything else. Yet, that doesn't mean we can't use it to reinforce bidirectionally. For me, sometimes it means admitting I'm wrong, but if I admit I'm wrong about something, then that statement exists as "truth." I believe, if you're wrong you say you're wrong, and then move on. The only shame is when we are certain of truth and we reflect something else, especially at the expense of others.
Please tell us then, how it is you determine something is "truth".
How I determine is circumstantial.
If I say, "My dogs are both sleeping right now", it's simple. I see one sleeping next to me and another is passed out on a chair.
If it's academic, then I would observe data from an optimal setting as best I could.
But probably the best answer is, "I don't determine truth at all, because it's not dependent on what I think." I don't have to know my dogs are sleeping, but it's "true" regardless. My position is to try to observe things as best as I can, share that information when necessary, and do my best to achieve accuracy with those things I might share. (I find little value in deception)
That's a very short version. What is "truth" to you?
