the importance of truth Options

[peanutbutterbbb]

For all of the anti-theists here -- what is the importance of capital 'T' Truth? That is, is there any defendable reason why truth is inherently better than illusion? About which nothing can be said, why is nothing better than something?

[EmeraldKnight]

Truth is usually something set in stone, something that happened. "Tell the truth." Means to tell the facts correctly. I don't think truth is opinion. Truth is fact, and you can go either wrong or right.

Something that happened... but doesnt our knowledge of past events all rely on things others have recorded/left behind? I mean.. things could've happened in the past, but with no knowledge of it, we accept those to be false, and that is a mistake

If, tomorrow, all record of the Holocaust were destroyed, and everyone forgot about it, then no one could prove it existed. Thus, it would be accurate to say that the Holocaust never happened. Truth is collective perception.

What? I'm confused on your argument.. simply because no evidence exists doesnt mean that it never happened.. thats how science works.. we search for evidence to prove a theory true, just because we havent yet found the evidence doesnt mean that its false... i mean, taking Columbus as a reference.. in his time and before, everyone (excluding him) thought the earth was flat, but that doesnt mean its truth.. truth is undeniable fact.. if i say I'm talking right now, but since you cant hear me, you dont know if its true or not.. thats my whole point.. just because we dont have evidence doesnt mean that its still not true.. it just means that we havent yet found a way to prove it true or false