Please bear with me a little on the subject of 'Deep Truth'..
So in law there are terms which the legal profession refuses to 'define'.. like 'deceptive conduct'.. instead they are left to the judgement of a reasonable person. To define such terms literally is just too limiting.. does that mean we have understanding which we cannot adequately express in written form? In law when we require a credible public commitment from a person to tell the truth we do it on the basis of their 'faith'.. in whatever they hold dearest.. and that does not include any other mortal.. it's either God or Self.
In social and family relationships we only need ask about the meaning of love to open the most enigmatic subject surrounded by deep mystery.. without it we die is that a deep truth? I cannot hope to cover the social sphere but the problem of evil has to be mentioned.. its a purely human thing.. but what is it? Where does it come from and why are we as easily capable of evil as of good? Are their evil people or are we all just as capable.. and in some way culpable?
In physics its not difficult to see with the need to invent dark energy, dark matter or super tiny strings in 10 dimensions etc.. the truth is
indeed very deep and elusive.. but we must
seek it.
It does not matter what area of knowledge you pick.. that truth exists and can be discovered is a given but as the verified knowledge base grows so do the questions. Questions come from the presumption of an answer.. "the truth is out there", so we are not only entitled but compelled to ask if there is a God, who is he?. So the question arises.. How far can we go in in this quest? I now need to introduce a new principle concerning truth.. next time.
Have a very good day..
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
5.4 Truth and Reality
I previously mentioned my "Truth - Confidence" diagram.. relating truth to evidence.. it's pretty obvious that evidence is a key component of what we choose to call 'truth'. Evidence comes in the form of verified observations which may be in favour, against or neutral to our hypothesis or idea. Among other things 'verification' implies the observation must be available to others. The following may be concluded:
1. It only takes one verified contrary observation to falsify a theory.
2. To establish a truth we need a number of favourable observations.
3. The truth we are trying to establish is therefore linked to or connected to a number of other 'smaller truths' making up the total body of evidence.
That last point has a deep meaning for 'truth' in general..
ANY SINGLE TRUTH IS RELATED ULTIMATELY TO ALL OTHER TRUTH
And this last statement has implications. I used the term 'smaller' in regard to some truth.. what I meant was simpler, common, easily verified observations. So the path of seeking truth goes from the simple to the more complex.. no matter what the subject or where we start the general 'logical' direction is the same.. big deal.. so what you may say. Wouldn't that be obvious anyway. Ok but what about this.. 'hypothesis' (for now).
There exists an ULTIMATE TRUTH to which ALL TRUTH finally leads..!
Its not so far removed from Einstein's 'Theory of Everything' idea.. but very much broader than the materialist allows us to think. Have a think about it.. more to come.. next time.
Do have very good day..
1. It only takes one verified contrary observation to falsify a theory.
2. To establish a truth we need a number of favourable observations.
3. The truth we are trying to establish is therefore linked to or connected to a number of other 'smaller truths' making up the total body of evidence.
That last point has a deep meaning for 'truth' in general..
ANY SINGLE TRUTH IS RELATED ULTIMATELY TO ALL OTHER TRUTH
And this last statement has implications. I used the term 'smaller' in regard to some truth.. what I meant was simpler, common, easily verified observations. So the path of seeking truth goes from the simple to the more complex.. no matter what the subject or where we start the general 'logical' direction is the same.. big deal.. so what you may say. Wouldn't that be obvious anyway. Ok but what about this.. 'hypothesis' (for now).
There exists an ULTIMATE TRUTH to which ALL TRUTH finally leads..!
Its not so far removed from Einstein's 'Theory of Everything' idea.. but very much broader than the materialist allows us to think. Have a think about it.. more to come.. next time.
Do have very good day..
5.5 Truth and Reality
The point about an 'ultimate truth' depends very much on a persons sense of reality and what to them constitutes 'truth'. Leaving absolute truth I have described three broad classes of truth which I hope by simple observation you will appreciate do exist.
Your reality is how you perceive the universe around you and interpret your experience of it. You are a self conscious identity who also presents an identity to all around you. Human beings have three 'realms' of existence in which we have an identity or presence. The physical, the moral (your values) and the spiritual (not easily defined) and these reflect the three classes of truth because your concept of reality is directly implied by your concept of truth. So we have..
GENERAL Truth <- - - - - - - - - -> PHYSICAL
PERSONAL Truth <- - - - - - - - - -> MORAL
DEEP Truth <- - - - - - - - - -> SPIRITUAL
We are all familiar with the first, less so the second and the third would have to range from imperceptible to overwhelming depending upon who you are. These are not rigid equals signs but general indicators of where our experience of truth generally engages with us. I am saying you have a physical identity, a moral identity and a spiritual identity which are essential to your understanding of truth and thus your concept of reality.
Now to my second hypothesis.. hinging upon the above and the obvious, if something is true then a lot of other things are not true. Some of those other things are also lies. I mean deliberately contrived alternatives to truth with the purpose to deceive. Moral failings are a reality.. and like truth..
ANY SINGLE LIE IS ULTIMATELY RELATED TO ALL OTHER LIES
There is an ULTIMATE LIE.. next time
Do have a very special day
5.6 Truth and Reality
The difference between truth and lies in terms of the foregoing is this.. Truth already exists all we do is discover it. Lies on the other hand are a product of human minds.. we invent them as we go. Using the 'associated' evidence idea it may be easy to see how truths are all connected.. but how so for lies.? Well for this we have to look at the real implication of living in time.!
Time has a direction and the direction in which time goes is the direction of energy dissipation or cooling down (increasing entropy in the universe if you like.. ref Einstein and Hawking). Which also means the physical universe works on the principle of cause and effect.. every physical action is recorded in the future motion of atoms affected by that action. This idea has big implications.. every physical action is 'recorded' in the resulting physical state of the universe. That includes every thought you have or every word you speak as well as what you do. So what does that have to do with lies being connected together?
We lie in order to hide truth.. once started it not only requires other lies, ending up in some sort of debacle with flow on effects.. lies damage the mind of the person in a deep less obvious way. They have offended their designed (implied by a creator), (not natural), moral character. Nature knows nothing about lies. Deliberate hiding or rejection of truth is actually joining a grand conspiracy of evil with the ultimate goal.. to usurp the ultimate truth. Consider this.
Physical matter.. opposite.. anti matter
Positive.. opposite.. negative
Love.. opposite.. hate
Good.. opposite.. evil
Truth.. opposite.. lie (does not include all that is not true)
This may surprise you..
The ULTIMATE TRUTH and the ULTIMATE LIE are the same phrase!
Best have a cuppa..
Time has a direction and the direction in which time goes is the direction of energy dissipation or cooling down (increasing entropy in the universe if you like.. ref Einstein and Hawking). Which also means the physical universe works on the principle of cause and effect.. every physical action is recorded in the future motion of atoms affected by that action. This idea has big implications.. every physical action is 'recorded' in the resulting physical state of the universe. That includes every thought you have or every word you speak as well as what you do. So what does that have to do with lies being connected together?
We lie in order to hide truth.. once started it not only requires other lies, ending up in some sort of debacle with flow on effects.. lies damage the mind of the person in a deep less obvious way. They have offended their designed (implied by a creator), (not natural), moral character. Nature knows nothing about lies. Deliberate hiding or rejection of truth is actually joining a grand conspiracy of evil with the ultimate goal.. to usurp the ultimate truth. Consider this.
Physical matter.. opposite.. anti matter
Positive.. opposite.. negative
Love.. opposite.. hate
Good.. opposite.. evil
Truth.. opposite.. lie (does not include all that is not true)
This may surprise you..
The ULTIMATE TRUTH and the ULTIMATE LIE are the same phrase!
Best have a cuppa..
5.7 Truth and Reality
Listen you are only getting the very barest outline here of what has been for me a lifetime journey.. If I get around to writing the book I will include all the illustrations, references and examples.. I just need to tell you about it now.
Science is a human activity and is ultimately about the meaning of the whole of life. As resolutely as materialists may try, it cannot be confined within the physical realm isolated from the moral and spiritual forces with which we all have to deal on a daily basis. Was the design and production of Zyklon B just a job in science? Truth is much more than just the logical T or F alternatives.. how we handle it has a moral direction and powerful implications. There is a lot of truth you don't want to know.. some truth will save your life and some will hurt you.. its not 'flexible' and it won't move aside for you. The bible says this..
2 Cor 13:8 "we can do nothing against the truth"
Because of the 'design' principle moral good not only has a source but also a purpose or destination. We should not be surprised the same goes for 'evil'. As a result our handling of truth has a moral direction, lies move us in the opposite moral direction to a different end. We write, sing and act the great story of good versus evil and it strikes chords deep within us. We like good to win in the end.. yes?
Only a mind can do good or evil, tell the truth or lie.. nature knows nothing about this. I revealed that modern secular science has been deceived by a few theophobic materialists into believing that semantic information (DNA) can arise from the random motion of molecules and atoms when someone knows it cannot. Is that a great evil or what? Here's where it gets messy..
While on the subject of truth.. we must also talk about ignorance..
Have a fantastic day
Science is a human activity and is ultimately about the meaning of the whole of life. As resolutely as materialists may try, it cannot be confined within the physical realm isolated from the moral and spiritual forces with which we all have to deal on a daily basis. Was the design and production of Zyklon B just a job in science? Truth is much more than just the logical T or F alternatives.. how we handle it has a moral direction and powerful implications. There is a lot of truth you don't want to know.. some truth will save your life and some will hurt you.. its not 'flexible' and it won't move aside for you. The bible says this..
2 Cor 13:8 "we can do nothing against the truth"
Because of the 'design' principle moral good not only has a source but also a purpose or destination. We should not be surprised the same goes for 'evil'. As a result our handling of truth has a moral direction, lies move us in the opposite moral direction to a different end. We write, sing and act the great story of good versus evil and it strikes chords deep within us. We like good to win in the end.. yes?
Only a mind can do good or evil, tell the truth or lie.. nature knows nothing about this. I revealed that modern secular science has been deceived by a few theophobic materialists into believing that semantic information (DNA) can arise from the random motion of molecules and atoms when someone knows it cannot. Is that a great evil or what? Here's where it gets messy..
While on the subject of truth.. we must also talk about ignorance..
Have a fantastic day
6.0 The Place of Ignorance
Ignorance is not a lie.. however feigning ignorance is.. In law you are responsible for what (truth) you know which has relevance to an illegal act. Leaders in all types of organisations are aware, there is knowledge best not to know. Well aware of this, Hitler never put his extermination orders in writing.
Religious mythologies play an important roll.. fantastic stories that capture the imagination particularly of the young.. they are a valuable teaching tool for both cultural and universal moral values. Religion is integral to and tightly bound up with culture. It provides for holidays, public festivals and celebrations. Santa Claus and the Rainbow Serpent do not have to be true.. but allow a story to be told creating mystery and some fun.. depending upon who we are.. they insulate (and protects) us from otherwise confronting too much truth or admitting too much ignorance.. That's not a bad thing at all. It has its place and it in no way needs to get in the way of your search for truth.. whoever you are.
Well in the 6000 year journey of human knowledge, ignorance played a rather important part. Thankfully the machine gun, bombers, artillery, land mines, poison gas and atomic bombs were confined, as far as megalomaniacs and despotic leaders were concerned anyway to the bloody 20th century. It doesn't bear contemplating what Genghis Kahn would have done with machine guns or Adolf Hitler with the atomic bomb! I think you get my drift.
The God Law was a proof, exposing a general truth (life did not evolve). What I am saying here is largely from my personal experience (personal truth).. However you like me have a list of truth you don't want to know.. Take care how you proceed.. the knowledge of God is both wonderful and dangerous.. King David..
2 Sam 6:9 "then David was afraid of the Lord.." and..
Psalm 111:10 "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"
Have a fulfilling day..
Religious mythologies play an important roll.. fantastic stories that capture the imagination particularly of the young.. they are a valuable teaching tool for both cultural and universal moral values. Religion is integral to and tightly bound up with culture. It provides for holidays, public festivals and celebrations. Santa Claus and the Rainbow Serpent do not have to be true.. but allow a story to be told creating mystery and some fun.. depending upon who we are.. they insulate (and protects) us from otherwise confronting too much truth or admitting too much ignorance.. That's not a bad thing at all. It has its place and it in no way needs to get in the way of your search for truth.. whoever you are.
Well in the 6000 year journey of human knowledge, ignorance played a rather important part. Thankfully the machine gun, bombers, artillery, land mines, poison gas and atomic bombs were confined, as far as megalomaniacs and despotic leaders were concerned anyway to the bloody 20th century. It doesn't bear contemplating what Genghis Kahn would have done with machine guns or Adolf Hitler with the atomic bomb! I think you get my drift.
The God Law was a proof, exposing a general truth (life did not evolve). What I am saying here is largely from my personal experience (personal truth).. However you like me have a list of truth you don't want to know.. Take care how you proceed.. the knowledge of God is both wonderful and dangerous.. King David..
2 Sam 6:9 "then David was afraid of the Lord.." and..
Psalm 111:10 "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"
Have a fulfilling day..
6.1 The Place of Ignorance
You are here I would hope because you do want to know something about God.. something that's true and just might have significance for your life.. Pain suffering and death are an unfortunate but real part of life.. A lot of the great religious an philosophical theories about life are aimed at addressing the question of how to live through such events successfully.. or perhaps with the least negative outcome. I have had my fair share.. but I still count myself to be very fortunate.
When we plug God (creator of everything) into the picture we are faced with a conundrum.. By definition God is 'all' powerful.. but is God love and goodness? Why all the pain and suffering? If religion is so great why do religious people have such a bad reputation often being the very cause of pain suffering and death? Well as in science the best answer is the simplest.. one word.. SOVEREIGNTY.. your ability to choose.. we are the teenager who has been given the car keys.
Let me now give you what I think is the greatest statement ever written.. it is in the bible.
Jeremiah 9:23,24 "This is what the Lord says:
Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
or the strong man boast of his strength
or the rich man boast of his riches
but let him who boasts boast about this
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the Lord who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight, declares the Lord."
All I can say about this is for me personally it has been true.. it is the most incredible open invitation by God himself to get on the inside.. to know deep truth about God.. 'the secrets of the kingdom of God'. This is not a general truth that I may prove to you.. its only available as personal truth.. its your choice whether or not to take the journey.
Have a very good day
When we plug God (creator of everything) into the picture we are faced with a conundrum.. By definition God is 'all' powerful.. but is God love and goodness? Why all the pain and suffering? If religion is so great why do religious people have such a bad reputation often being the very cause of pain suffering and death? Well as in science the best answer is the simplest.. one word.. SOVEREIGNTY.. your ability to choose.. we are the teenager who has been given the car keys.
Let me now give you what I think is the greatest statement ever written.. it is in the bible.
Jeremiah 9:23,24 "This is what the Lord says:
Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
or the strong man boast of his strength
or the rich man boast of his riches
but let him who boasts boast about this
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the Lord who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight, declares the Lord."
All I can say about this is for me personally it has been true.. it is the most incredible open invitation by God himself to get on the inside.. to know deep truth about God.. 'the secrets of the kingdom of God'. This is not a general truth that I may prove to you.. its only available as personal truth.. its your choice whether or not to take the journey.
Have a very good day
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