What is Truth? | Episode 1405 | Closer To Truth

Everyone wants to know ‘Truth’. But what is Truth? People argue about Truth; people fight about Truth-consider politics and religion. But what is the basic meaning of Truth itself? Featuring interviews with Simon Blackburn, Raymond Tallis, John Hawthorne, John Hick, and Michael Shermer.
Season 14, Episode 5 - #CloserToTruth
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[@janedoe1771]

This channel is the greatest gem I found on youtube so far. Don't think I will find anything like it soon. Robert's way of questioning things, evaluating possibilities and calmly gathering knowlede by sharpening his intellect and setting foot on all kinds of paths WILL get him closer to truth.

[@GeoCoppens]

Yuck!

[@InnerLuminosity]

Try actualized.org next

[@GeoCoppens]

@@InnerLuminosity Get Lost!!!

[@InnerLuminosity]

@@GeoCoppens I love you ! ❤❤

[@dyrwtkhiehomie7887]

If you want a deep dive check out, theory's of everything with curt jaimungal

[@Westrwjr]

Dr. Kuhn’s 5 Questions about #Truth he presents at the end are a good starting point for anyone wishing to understand this topic more fully.

[@Cubapercchi]

"The more one thinks about things, the scarier they are." You can't say it more succinctly than that!

[@clam4597]

It may get scary as we get closer to the truth

[@simpleguy38]

Because You are a part of a natural laws

[@InPursuitOfCuriosity]

I really liked the exchange between Kuhn and Tallis when discussing Relativism. I'd like to see a full video of them debating that. The John Hawthorne conversation was tough to view.

[@jackdearmitt1328]

Why was it thought to view?

[@gregorspv]

18:44 That's at John's! Great episode as always; I did not expect that so many philosophers would be reductionist about truth given that philosophy is love of wisdom, i.e. some kind of truth. Having a variety of opposing theories about truth does make one feel as if getting a grip on the notion though I must wonder - does it really bring us closer or is it merely a mechanism by means of which we suppress our dread? Anyhow, I do hope to run into you in Oxford next year. Thanks for making sure these episodes are so accessible!

[@shaneharrington3655]

So glad this show exists, it’s so great! Thank you for making it!

[@michaelwrenn4993]

There is no truth from science until there is proof of it by experiment. Apparently, this fact about science is what inclined a hero of science, Richard Feynman to say, 'the only truths we know come from our experiences.' Having lots of similar experiences or doing lots of experiments based upon a theory gets us closer to truth. This program heading towards its 2000th episode is for me, proof that Dr Feynman was so on the ball. Thank you so much, Robert Lawrence Kuhn.

[@vu4y3fo846y]

When Robert finally finds it, he's gonna ascend into the ethereal dimension lol. I hope he comes back to tell us about it.

[@valhala56]

LOL

[@Prabhjeet]

well thats true..

[@thomasridley8675]

Can i laugh now.

[@clam4597]

We'll worship him when that happens

[@thomasridley8675]

@Bombay Boy Or selling holy water he got from the kitchen.

[@soubhikmukherjee6871]

This channel has some of the most intriguing videos.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I like Robert Kuhn's final statement in the video: "These questions, even without answers, get us Closer To Truth."

[@Jemoh66]

If you can’t pin down what truth is, how can you gage how close you are to it 🤷‍♂️

[@andrewpelletier8032]

Listen to everything only believe a third of it !!!

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@Jemoh66 Maybe right now we can't pin down what truth is but, I clearly think, as we get older and these questions occupy our minds ( and we approach death ), we do get "closer to truth."

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@andrewpelletier8032 In other words, listen to everything with one ear but allow 2/3 to exit the other ear?

[@clam4597]

Answers must be preceded by questions.

[@gardenladyjimenez1257]

This is the second time I have listened to this episode. I appreciate the depth and breadth of Kuhn's questions and love his summation in the last minutes of the show...questions about the nature of truth. Thanks for exploring truth with all of your guests. It has expanded my questions and solidified my own questions/thoughts/experiences in search of truth.

[@SC-fk9nc]

Exceptional channel, thanks for providing all this knowledge in a concise manner.

[@IemonandIime]

I disagree with Shermer. Natural selection selects for those that assume the rustling in the grass is a predator not because that is the assumption that is "right" more often, but because that is the assumption that increases the likelihood of survival. The rustling in the grass is probably only a real threat to survival a relatively low percentage of the time. Most of the time it really is just going to be the wind or a non-predatory animal or something else that's not a threat. Those that assume the rustling isn't a threat would be "right" a higher percentage of the time, but they would die out much more quickly than those that assume the opposite. So no, natural selection does not favor "seeing reality as it is".

[@jojomojojones]

Great point and I’m glad to see it in the comments. In fact Shermer has it exactly wrong. Evolution selects for a dumbed down experience of reality, optimizing for the simplest(low calorie) but effective model. If you’re interested in more on this, check out Don Hoffman.

[@uremove]

IemonandIime Yes.. I agree! His argument might be for why we might have a bias towards anthropomorphism (eg. gods, animism etc.) but not at all for realism! There’s a paper by Sharon Street which uses the same argument as Shermer for why realism is INCOMPATIBLE with Evolutionary theory ie. that we are biased towards survival - not truth! fewd.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/inst_ethik_wiss_dialog/Street__Sharon_2006._A_Darwinian_Dilemma_for_Realist_Theories_of_Value..pdf

[@STAR0SS]

If you start running like a madman each time you hear wind in the grass, you won't survive long either.

[@jojomojojones]

STAR0SS Of course, but the point remains. Given imperfect knowledge, over reacting is more survivable than under reacting. There definitely must be some overlap between our perceptions and reality but there is no reason to believe our senses and sense making capacities are reliable in this domain, in fact the logic points in the exact opposite direction.

[@abenakeller8473]

What a treat ! One can never finish learning and expanding on knowledge.What a great period to live despite all our human short comings.We must continue with the search and look closer to Truth.I am totally hooked and inspired by this channel . Greetings from Zūrich, Switzerland

[@andreas.9353]

Liked the conversation with Raymond Tallis! that was a great interview :)

[@user-ry9fp3me3k]

The truth right now is that i watched the documentary and i liked it a lot

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Hey Jim, I liked this documentary too but, the truth is, I still feel confused.

[@clam4597]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 Don't worry, it's all truely confusing

[@abdullahimusa9761]

If there's no such thing as truth, Robert will have to start thinking of a new title for his wonderful program :)

[@SilentWordsOfWisdom]

Truth is what is. Ultimate simplicity and infinite complexity at once. You cannot argue with Truth, and if you try, then that is Truth.

[@Ghost_bros]

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

I really appreciate and enjoy these videos. I have been a seeker of Truth my whole life. I am unconvinced that Truth can be found. I have well under 20 years left on my docket and no hope of finding Truth. At this point in my life, all I can hope is that reincarnation is not real. I never want to come back to this morass of suffering.

[@greenthumb8266]

I’ll be surprised if any of us make it another 20 years, as a species we have generational PTSD and quite literally brain damage, we have poisoned and polluted the very habitat we rely on for our survival, there are toxic pharmaceuticals in our drinking water (those of our species lucky enough to have drinkable water available) That being said, I love this series, another good one I’ve found are talks with Thich Nhat Hanh on the Plum Village channel, it’s not for everyone. Peace

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

@@greenthumb8266 I agree with you. Never heard of Thich Nhat Hanh, but I will try to look for him. Thanks.

[@edgregory1]

Glad he mentioned Pilate, it was the first thing I thought of.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Hey Gregory... I wonder how many of us walk in Pilate's shoes?

[@thomasdykstra100]

Read the first 18 verses of John's gospel for an amplified version of what Jesus was referencing with his brief exchange with Pilate. This meaning was entirely skirted by those in the video, because substance is never the object of Robert's "search". Men, staggering about under the influence of their hatred for authority and judgment, are in an insensible stupor. Just like Pilate, they're not likely to see the Glory Train before it runs them down.What a royal headache that will be.

[@teachphilosophy]

Great series. Kuhn, your question at minute 10:00: aren't you speaking of skepticism (don't or can't know) instead of relativism (know and it's just my perspective or group's)?

[@andrewlee534]

This episode was a perfect opportunity to discuss Heidegger's existential analysis of truth as unconcealment! I wish the episode focused more on continental philosophers' perspectives of truth, but this video was nice nevertheless. An amazing essay of Heidegger's views of truth as unconcealment is in Oxford University's Professor Mark Wrathall's 2010 book, Heidegger and Unconcealment. There is more to truth than coherence and correspondence. There are cases where we use the term truth to describe something as it really is in its essence. For instance, a "true friend." Heidegger's account of truth as unconcealment encompasses all these different perspectives in an incredibly insightful way.

[@weirdsciencetv4999]

Truth is something that is consistent from multiple observations, something that withstands tests consistently without contradictions

[@HeliumXenonKrypton]

The way to posses truth is by not possessing it. You need to take the process of "not knowing" and formalize it in such a way that you can come as close as you please, to it, knowing that you can never actually achieve it. We become more accurate, and truthful, by formalizing the idea that "we do not and cannot know X". The way we can achieve this is by saying that things are Equivalent. Multiple things being in some sense simultaneously valid all at the same time, by virtue of profound ambiguity. We can achieve this with Equivalence.

[@adamb7230]

What really starts to trip me up is that external things don’t sound, look or feel like anything because those sensations only exist within myself. We’re very alone inside this mind of ours.

[@xspotbox4400]

Some people might know the truth, but we should not talk about it because most people can't handle the truth.

[@1974jrod]

Says Jack Nicholson to Tom Cruise.

[@ericmichel3857]

There is a lot of truth in that truth.

[@jay_murs4508]

Xspot box: We should not talk about it me: Please share, Sir.

[@jakecostanza802]

Usually people with little minds tend to know more stuff because they never thought about them.

[@millerfour2071]

25:00, exactly, you can’t ask what is truth without knowing the answer first

[@musicaangomera]

Everybody tells Robert that TRUTH is totally dependant on the observer and its interpretation, but he keeps on questioning. His truth will always be one of doubt and thanks to that this channel exists. There is one thing he hasn't tied up. The personal interpretation of truth is totally coherent with quantum fisics, the observer changes the observed.

[@carlito8003]

truth is subjective its like looking in an art work, its always within our own interpretation and it has nothing to do whether it is right or wrong ,it is the way we perceive ,understand and accept at a certain degree to believe

[@DivertissementMonas1664]

So said Johann Gottfried von Herder!

[@lomaschueco]

That’s a definition of subjective truth you’ve provided. Now tell me, when a rapist rapes a little girl and subjectively he finds nothing wrong with it, why do we put them in jail or kill them if they’re just living their truth?

[@bc1248]

Truth is elevation to higher states of perception and emotion. Which is why what we feel and think is true is totally different from what is true.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Hey BC... I like your statement. To get to those "higher states" should we be seeking answers like Mr. Kuhn. Many people don't care to ask questions as Mr. Kuhn does.

[@jeanavo3865]

I like your statement too. I know only way to higher states of consciousness is in and through Jesus Christ our Lord. " Unless the Lord builds the house (brain, conscience) they labor in vain those who built it

[@andrewpelletier8032]

Please look into the work of Bruce Lipton And Gregg Brayden would love to see interviews with them and your perspective in knowledge questioning everything ???

[@neilcreamer8207]

I love the irony of Michael Shermer sitting next to a couple of issues of Skeptic magazine and to telling us about all the things that brains do.

[@das.gegenmittel]

Amazing content

[@skandi86]

What part of a song is the main theme of? I know the composer, but I cant find the song.

[@nullvoid12]

Ultimate Truth is beyond Objective or Relative Truths.

[@jakecostanza802]

Inquisitour M29 yeah, probably, I guess.

[@IN_SANITY911]

truth is what you know, and what you know is, what you experience, and what you observe through your own eyes truth or not the truth

[@rimacalid6557]

How many books do I need to read to find the truth? Could be a good subject !

[@galatea___]

Dude wtf I came to university to learn. They gave me a homework whether if there is an absolute or relative truth and now my existential dread and crisis has worsened

[@hoomantoosi9147]

There is one ultimate Truth. Science, philosophy and religion are human efforts to look at it. But, they are not able to comprehend or describe it as "he" is beyond every notion. But our efforts need to continue as we get at least closer to Truth.

[@GymRowboat]

Denis Diderot sums up confirmation bias pretty well: “We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.”

[@PavelSTL]

I wish Rorty was still around, he'd be the one to visit !

[@AamirKhan-hc7vo]

Amazing content. I wonder why this channel don't make videos on existentialism and Friedrich Nietzsche

[@michaelepstein2570]

There is truth and then there is Truth.

[@michaelepstein2570]

truth is an illusion invented by the I, the me, the self, the so-called True or Higher Self, which has been put together by the past conditioning of the brain. truth is your truth. The complete and utter end of the I, the me, the self, the so-called True or Higher Self, which is an illusion invented by the past conditioning of the brain, is the beginning of Truth for the very first time, in each and every moment of daily life. There is no my Truth or your Truth. Truth belongs to No One. Truth is an energy beyond matter, but can act upon matter. Only this energy can bring Order to thought, which is a materialistic process of the brain.

[@michaelepstein2570]

Total Enlightenment is actually being Totally Free of fear, anxiety, suffering, confusion, alienation, addictions, envy, greed, jealousy, pride, anger, hatred, violence, bias, and prejudice in daily life, once and for all, now forever. Totally Free of beliefs, philosophies, ideologies, theories, opinions, perspectives, biases, prejudices, nationality, and identifications, which limit, color, shape & distort Perception, and therefore, prevent Lucidity. Totally Free of the I, the me, the self, the observer, the chooser, the experiencer, the interpreter, and the so-called True or Higher Self, which is the invention of the past conditioning of the brain, which acts like an inner tyrant who tells you what to think, how to feel, and what to do. They who are Totally Enlightened actually treat everyone, without exception, with the same intensity and quality of care and affection that they would give their dearest closest friend, lover, or child, without any sense of division, separation or distance in daily life, once and for all, now forever. Total Enlightenment is actually Living Love, Peace, Joy, Truth, Creativity, Compassion (Passion for All). Communicating, Communing, Connecting with everyone and everything, in each and every moment of daily life.

[@michaelepstein2570]

Enlightenment does not take time. It is not of time. It is not the result of time or the things of time. It is not the result of any method, ritual, or diet. It is not the result of any chemical. It is not the result of any process. There is no path to it. It happens effortlessly and choicelessly...faster than the speed of light. Moreover, it is once and for all, now and forever.

[@jameszelaznysr5179]

One thing I know for sure is truth is not just someone's opinion ,if your opinion is questionable you do not have the truth.

[@dmitrysamoilov5989]

what we talk about when we talk about truth. There are a couple different types of truth. Mathematical truth (non-contradictory axiomatic systems) Correspondence theory of truth (ie: does this statement match reality) Etc... The important thing here that nobody talks about is: what is knowledge? My theory of knowledge is: in order for us to build a model of reality... every single idea is defined by what category we assign it to. We build in our minds a hierarchy of categories. When we learn, we are modifying the informational content of that hierarchy of categories. Knowledge therefore, is the shape of that logical hierarchy of categories. As long as you periodically sift through your logical category hierarchy, searching for contradictions and modifying the structure of the categories... You will be getting.. closer to truth.

[@berndlebherz240]

Truth is more than one level...there are others

[@user-dr7fx7gj5z]

Truth is a serious stuff but also the truth cannot be devided ,, the truth is one and god is the ultimate truth

[@robertos4172]

I think the more important question is to what purpose? Knowing absolute truth would do what? Inform your decisions? Allow you superior health? Wealth? The capability, and consequent satisfaction, of resolving outstanding questions in science and mathematics? All these things require a profound understanding, an expertise, not a pristine clarity of certainty. That very concept is chimerical, except as it relates to knowledge.

[@hgracern]

Yes, believing you have agency, a centre, is not a probableistic. ♥️

[@daithiocinnsealach3173]

I've had many religious experiences. I sought them for years as a means to reach God, as I had been taught to do as a Pentecostal Fundamentalist Evangelical Born-again Christian.

[@mikebell4649]

Vaul, Dog Warrior can U demonstrate those experiences to any 1 else

[@williamesselman3102]

@@mikebell4649 you should stop praying to other people for some of their God. It's never worked that way. What you want to do is make everybody believe according to your lack of experience because you think everyone must lack experience the same as you. We don't.

[@InnerLuminosity]

Ultimate truth shall set you free

[@PaulHoward108]

Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate truth. Every reality depends on Kṛṣṇa.

[@carlz28]

Paul Howard fake news.

[@jakecostanza802]

Correct

[@PaulHoward108]

@Bombay Boy Certainly not! Kṛṣṇa means Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Allah is a vague misconception of God, and Jesus does not qualify at all. For example, the Personality of Godhead does not suffer, whereas Jesus is famous for suffering. The absolute is not different from His real names. The meanings of Sanskrit words are definite, based on the rules of grammar applied in context. Sanskrit is perfectly crafted, not a mundane language like English. Kṛṣṇa means full of truth and bliss, all-attractive, and having a gorgeous blackish form.

[@PaulHoward108]

@Bombay Boy The religions of meat eaters are demoniac. Do you think people who eat cows are following a true religion? Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said cow-killers rot in hellish life for as many thousands of years as there are hairs on the body of the cow. ( vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/17/166/ ) I don't believe it is actually kind to people to pretend their nonsense beliefs are religious. Before I learned anything about Kṛṣṇa, I was a university student majoring in Environmental Studies and learned meat production takes between ten and a hundred times the amount of resources used for growing vegetarian foods. Since people typically get about 20% of calories from meat, I knew vegetarian diets can feed twice as many people. Now that the human population quadrupled in the past century, the Earth's climate stability is being dangerously disrupted by human behavior, and people's addiction to meat is arguably driving it. Now that the routinely brutal treatment of animals is threatening to end the world, my patience for meat eaters claiming to be religious is over. I have more respect for the animals they consume.

[@PaulHoward108]

@Bombay Boy My impression is regular people who routinely eat meat care about people and pets, but they ignore what they are doing to animals raised for food. People do not usually seem at even a little demoniac when I interact with them, and I don't like thinking of people that way. However, politeness is a poor substitute for moral integrity. The world has become like hell for most animals because the predominant religions incoherently allege animals have no soul. Now the ugra-karma from this abuse is threatening to consume the world. Even COVID-19 is reportedly brought to humans by people's meat consumption. I just really think it's past time for the religions of meat eaters to admit they were wrong, and I'm saying it since they won't.

[@theeendo3677]

Daaang Ray got him all choked up and started stuttering like he was getting bullied 😂

[@paulbracken6216]

Well I’m afraid that not only am I not closer to truth but infinitely further away, as “ truth” itself is in question. ( is there after all any such thing as truth)😢 Makes me wonder how “ closer to truth” means anything at all. If there is not truth, then there is only madness .

[@nicholassteel5529]

Defining a word. A word we invented. Good luck.

[@williamburts5495]

In truth, truth revolves around existence.

[@joy1196]

Truth is illuminating, but what do we do after knowing the truth is the biggest question.

[@projectmalus]

Then the dancing begins.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@projectmalus I like your statement. I hope I'll be dancing with my little friend.

[@vitakyo982]

Truth is reality in time

[@iamnotthewalruss]

Truth is the structure of what is.....and it seems to speak to me just a tantalising little bit beyond my periphary of perception.

[@lucianmaximus4741]

Kudos -- 444 Gematria -- 🗽

[@HeliumXenonKrypton]

If we assume that the Discrete Set {0,1} and the Continuous Open Interval (0,1) are Equivalent (by axiom), then we can immediately deduce that "A hard deterministic universe and a hard probabilistic universe are therefore Equivalent. And it is profoundly ambiguous whether the universe is one, or the other. Hence, a duality, and it is fundamentally BOTH simultaneously". Ok once you understand that, then it is a very small step to understand that "Certainly True and Probably True can be Quantitatively Identical, but since they are Qualitatively Different we should regard them as being Equivalent". A simple fact related to this is the observation that 0.999... = 1 identically. We might even say that truth is 'topologically dualistic'. There is no way to say that Deterministic Truth is any more or less valid than Probabilistic Truth. To assert otherwise is necessarily just human bias. There is no way to objectively prefer one over the other. And you are now very close to the truth, closer than you'd ever imagined Mr. Kuhn.

[@Arithmancy68]

Is anything in nature false? No. True and false concepts are indigenous to the mind; the mind is a pattern recognition system. Logic is a pattern of human thought.

[@dodgyphilisopher9905]

I agree. Impossible things cannot exist and we don't see them in nature. Only things that are possible exist. And anything true is also possible and if it collapses into 4 dimensional reality it is true. But in the metaphysical world impossibility exists and something possible can also be false. Although personally I think mind is separate from brain. Mind is the only thing that can be false and think of impossible things, and that doesn't seem natural when everything else in the universe dare I say "behaves" logically, and is inherently true.

[@jojomojojones]

The question isn’t exactly clear for me. Does he want to know the definition of the word or is he interested in the things to which the word can be applied ? Because he discovered at least three different meanings of the word in this video and doesn’t seem to be content with that. Each meaning of the word “truth” will point to different things. If he is trying to collapse all three meanings it is no wonder that he’s frustrated.

[@williamburts5495]

Truth is that which is realized to be true.

[@davidandmichellegrim135]

Truth as relative... I like to say truth as RELATIONAL.

[@RogerBays]

If only I knew what I have overlooked! In the meantime I must rely on hope, hope that I will be alive to go to the pub and hope that the pub, beer, and glass will be there.

[@J0MBi]

Sorry mate, it's all there but the pub is closed for the foreseeable future.

[@RogerBays]

@@J0MBi I have to admit . . . at the start of 2020 I'd overlooked that pubs would be closed for months on end. Hoping they open soon!

[@piotrkupka2575]

The absolute Truth is: no discrepancy between the reality itself and our picture of the reality. We differ in our beliefs and opinions which means some of us are closer to the Truth then others. Since the reality is to complex to get a ful knowledge about it during one's life span, probably noone can ever know the ultimate Truth. On the other hand, it's not so terribly difficult to come quite close to the truth about some important fragments of the reality. The reason why so many people fail is, they are not really interested in finding the objective truth, because it always goes along with sacrifices. They search for and accept the Truth only to the point when they stil don't need to sacrifice anything - like almost all of the scientists interviewed in this video. One simple example: in discussions one is concentrating rather on defending one's own position then on analysing the position of the counterpart. (Indeed, there is not enough time for the analysis therefore a discussion is never a good way of searching for the Truth). Even when it's obvious then the conterpart is right one tries to make the own "defeat" less bitter through some linguistic tactics which all together bring us farther back from knowing the Truth. The first thing which has to be sacrificed in discussions is one's own pride.

[@hoomantoosi9147]

Truth is where you ignore the ego. Truth is sitting there.

[@tedgrant2]

It is true that A equals A. It is true that it is true that A equals A. It is true that it is true that it is true that A equals A. Now we are getting somewhere !

[@user-mu8cp8is2s]

Great. More people ought to practice the truth sometimes.

[@axisofbeginning]

Under the opinion that facts can, may, and do change, then beneath the reasoning of mathematics, 1 + 1 = 2 demonstrates the existence of absolute truth. So, under this premise, one can say facts change and truth is constant.

[@lukewalker1162]

Truth is the will of Existance, a meaning.

[@tomjackson7755]

How do you figure there is even such a thing as "will of Existance"

[@catherinemoore9534]

John Hicks is compelling: the ultimate truth is not rational. But it's not irrational either. It's a unique understanding of reality, not just a rational one but a deeply intuitive and bewildering one. The Tao Te Ching tries to bring it to us in an intuitive manner, Sufism also but in a passionate way and Jesus tried it in a loving way. The ultimate truth is an ultimate mystery occasionally perceived by some of us.

[@mustafaelbahi7979]

The truth is the congruence of thought with reality, and knowledge of congruence means, the knowledge of the truth.

[@williamburts5495]

You could say truth is knowing or realizing that which is true.

[@franciskm4144]

@@williamburts5495 Yes 🎉

[@koryhall6450]

"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!" - Jack Nicholson

[@MJ-qu9ls]

Do we identify what is true or create what is true?

[@alikarimi-langroodi5402]

Truth is whatYOU find it. Indians used to think wisdom is an elephant among the blind. All the blind will have to touch the elephant to find out what is.

[@inj1979]

There's a difference of something( Particle physicist haven't concluded that they discover them, dhamma practitioners say they have seen them but I didn't yet). Teaching of Theravada Buddhism mentions about a physical particle named RUPA, as the ultimate building block of everything. What beyond that Nature, that is consciousness. Looking for someone or something, which is more intelligent; it's like searching someone unknown or something unknowon, in the Dark. I went to that dead end (Only fools can have that experience while they alive ). I do not know what beyond that moment is.

[@q-ism5745]

Interesting discussion. There's an interesting new philosophy called Q ism which argues that truth has to do less with character (good vs bad/evil, right vs wrong, reality vs fiction) than it does with purity. In other words, if something is pure it is true. It's the complete absence of bias, existence for what it is.

[@GUPTAYOGENDRA]

Consciousness is truth

[@ingenuity168]

I've been looking into "consciousness" this whole year . 2020.

[@winkywacky6173]

Me too. Check my "Ten to the 43rd Worlds per Second" video.

[@jameszelaznysr5179]

In regards to religions there are too many unanswered questions in which you were taught to have faith, Faith in what you are taught and told. When you are a faithful person you can tend to believe anything.

[@Zagg777]

“Saying of that which is that it is and of that which is not that it is not”. Aristotle

[@tracik1277]

Zagg777 saying that it is hard to say that is

[@ferdinandkraft857]

Empty words.

[@tracik1277]

Ferdinand Kraft that is physically unfeasible

[@vicredshaw1155]

Please learn how to use commas .

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@vicredshaw1155 Yes commas would help in that quote but did Aristotle know about and use "commas?"

[@mycount64]

I signed up when this was less than 1000 subscribers I'm sure. To see it into the 100 of thousands gives hope to the human race.... well a faint hope.

[@josephhinojosa992]

30 minutes to ask 1 simple question and conclude ,we are limited by uncertainty

[@zettle578]

The concept ‘truth’ is shown to be highly elastic. Human tendencies to fix meaning lays traps for misconception & confusion. The idea that objective truth is only possible in logic & mathematics, that “everything else” is only subjective interpretation, rests on a belief that reality, indeed the world is wholly created by & inside brains. That direct access to the world is not just precluded but impossible. And since it’s been demonstrated that sense perception can be illusory, it appears that truth about how things stand outside of brains can only ever be provisional... But what if advocates of these theses themselves are in the grip of an illusion? What if this is all simply superstition - Nothing more than elaborate conjuring tricks with words? After all, if the rules of these theses are followed, then they are at best just interpretation. And what if the truth of human existence is far graver than the subjective illusion or hallucinated reality being popularly espoused? And that the world, rather than a creation of the human brain, actually facilitates the rise of evolutionary life, of brains, etc.. In this case the internal/external conception of mind can be challenged & the concept truth may be restored to its natural home within the everyday life of human beings where it was born.

[@janbuyck1]

True is that wat demonstrably is the same for every person.

[@Manny_El_M1.1]

Robert Lawrence "Si quema o no quema" Kuhn

[@edmondcohen2300]

The truth I.S., a word, an image of our illusory way of Thinking

[@jessebryant9233]

Is that... true? 🤔😵🤯

[@mallikonduri]

Don't know where I read this: Disciple: "O Master, what is the Truth behind this world and how can I know it?". Master: "My dear, YOU are the Truth that you seek. Since you are already you, there is no knowing."

[@samysantarella8287]

Truth is that which is. No need to complicate it.

[@markaponte7057]

Truth that which comports with reality. Opinions is another thing

[@jonpaulregan6130]

Truth is closer to truth

[@projectmalus]

Ruth is close to truth :)

[@Anju28959]

. And God Said : Let There Be "LIGHT" And There Was "TRUTH" .

[@richardhill3405]

Truth is like other abstract words. Truth is a concept, and it depends on the context it is used in. Often dependent on the knowledge relative to the observer and whether other aspects of the truth are unobserved at that moment. What the observer knows and his interpretation of it is the problem, not what is true.

[@asmomair]

If you lose something here and then look for it somewhere else for the rest of your life, you can never find it. Truth is to be found in Faith which human being didn’t discover or invent but rather Faith was revealed to them through many Messengers of God. Theory of Revelation is beyond human reason and understanding; it has to be grasped through Faith only. Any philosophical questioning can't solve the riddle of this because Almighty Himself kept it aloof from human reach. If it could be proven so vividly, then there would be no athiests and no test of Faith as such. Faith is a choice. You choose it and you're saved. You reject it and you're damned to suffer and look for answers forever on a lonely desert. But I highly appreciate the sincerity of you quest, Mr Kuhn. Hope, God may guide you to Truth.

[@michael.forkert]

*Truth just makes sense in particular cases he says* @ 5:36. That’s true! In the very particular case when it is not a *LIE*

[@JoeBuck-uc3bl]

Hey it’s Pilate’s favorite question. And I made damn sure that that punk washed his hands, to seal his fate.

[@rizwanrafeek3811]

Thank God, I was born to Muslim parent, it is Islam the ultimate truth for Muslims.

[@terrywbreedlove]

There is only Truth everything is true even when it is not.