Wednesday; October 11
We have a problem with truth in our world. Actually, we have a few problems with truth. First, it has become so easy to lie (and be unaffected by it even if we get caught) that telling the truth is not as common as a reliable society needs it to be. Second, opinion has taken the place of truth as the accepted standard of society. We hear, “Well, that’s just your truth.” and we don’t blink an eye. Truth is no longer viewed as an absolute that must be accepted by everyone. When truth fluctuates, is there any way we can have consistency? Interestingly, this issue leads us to a question: upon what do we build truth? To accept that truth exists, we must be willing to agree on an immovable standard. Will truth be based on science? On history? On legal principles? While this is an issue in today’s world, we need to remember that we aren’t the inventors of this quandary – a Roman leader asked, “What is truth?” centuries of years ago. Interestingly, a truth that is immoveable, is ba