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 May 20 2004, 03:26 PM
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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?
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May 20 2004, 06:50 PM
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QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ May 20 2004, 6:44 PM) Its accepted to be true, that doesnt mean it actually is Truth: (from www.m-w.com) Just because we dont know the facts for sure, doesnt mean that it isnt true Just because we dont know that something happened in the past, we cant deny that it happened, we cant say that "Dinosaurs arent alive today" simply because we havent seen them.. the word "truth" is often mangled in society, like with the judicial system, the better argument is accepted to be "true" even though that may not have been how things realli have happened But if everyone thinks something is true, then what does it matter if it actually is or not? If everyone in the world thinks they saw me fly, and I said I flew, what makes a difference if I did or not? That's why so many people believe in ghosts and UFOs, Winston. |
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peanutbutterbbb the importance of truth May 20 2004, 03:26 PM
ComradeRed QUOTE(peanutbutterbbb @ May 20 2004, 3:26 PM)... May 20 2004, 03:28 PM peanutbutterbbb truth as in, why must you have concrete evidence t... May 20 2004, 03:29 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(peanutbutterbbb @ May 20 2004, 3:29 PM)... May 20 2004, 03:41 PM peanutbutterbbb yeah, but that's not my question though -- my ... May 20 2004, 03:45 PM waccoon QUOTE(peanutbutterbbb @ May 20 2004, 4:29 PM)... May 20 2004, 03:47 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(peanutbutterbbb @ May 20 2004, 3:45 PM)... May 20 2004, 03:47 PM Spirited Away Truth matters because, I don't want to believe... May 20 2004, 03:48 PM juliar Because it's like learning. You can take guess... May 20 2004, 03:48 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ May 20 2004, 3:48 PM)Tr... May 20 2004, 03:49 PM peanutbutterbbb ^ Exactly!
Is there any access to truth at al... May 20 2004, 03:52 PM juliar QUOTE(ComradeRed @ May 20 2004, 3:49 PM)But h... May 20 2004, 03:52 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(juliar @ May 20 2004, 3:52 PM)Notice.
B... May 20 2004, 03:53 PM peanutbutterbbb What may be truth to you may not be truth to anoth... May 20 2004, 03:54 PM ComradeRed If no one believes the Holocaust took place, and a... May 20 2004, 03:57 PM Spirited Away Well the question originally asked why believing i... May 20 2004, 03:59 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ May 20 2004, 3:59 PM)We... May 20 2004, 04:00 PM Kathleen Um...okay...O'Brian.
Anywho, numbers aren... May 20 2004, 04:05 PM cornflakes Truth is nothing more than a state of mind in whic... May 20 2004, 04:06 PM Spirited Away QUOTE(ComradeRed @ May 20 2004, 4:00 PM)But i... May 20 2004, 04:07 PM cornflakes There is no truth, it is all in our mind. May 20 2004, 04:08 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTEThere is no truth, it is all in our mind.... May 20 2004, 04:48 PM Kathleen So, going back to the actual topic...because we ch... May 20 2004, 05:15 PM juliar Grawr this is so confusing. SO this will be my las... May 20 2004, 05:33 PM Kathleen That's what I believe, Julia, but they're ... May 20 2004, 05:37 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(Kathleen @ May 20 2004, 4:05 PM)Um...ok... May 20 2004, 05:41 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTETruth is usually something set in stone, some... May 20 2004, 05:48 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ May 20 2004, 5:48 PM)So... May 20 2004, 06:19 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTEMight it be true? Yes. But if everyone thinks... May 20 2004, 06:24 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ May 20 2004, 6:24 PM)Ho... May 20 2004, 06:40 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTEYes you can prove something is true DOWN THE ... May 20 2004, 06:44 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTEBut if everyone thinks something is true, the... May 20 2004, 06:56 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ May 20 2004, 6:56 PM)Hm... May 20 2004, 07:00 PM EmeraldKnight erm... I'm confused now.. what are you trying ... May 20 2004, 07:03 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ May 20 2004, 7:03 PM)er... May 20 2004, 07:06 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTEOk to be brutually honest, I agree with you, ... May 20 2004, 07:13 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ May 20 2004, 7:13 PM)lo... May 20 2004, 07:18 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTEhaha I liked 1984. It depends on if you get i... May 20 2004, 07:20 PM angel-roh QUOTE(Kathleen @ May 20 2004, 3:37 PM)That... May 22 2004, 07:27 AM ROARxD truth matters beacuse if there werent truth; then ... May 7 2005, 10:25 PM rOckThISshYt I think there is truth behind some things and you ... May 7 2005, 11:14 PM
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