Are There No Objective Truths? [Spirituality & Religion]

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In a fallen world, Truth hurts but Truth can also heal. Object truth is real.

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hartfire

Facts are always truth.

Unfortunately the word [i]truth[/i] has two meanings:

Oxford English Dictionary -
1. That which is true or in accordance with fact or reality.

1.2 A fact or belief that is accepted as true.

If something is simply widely accepted as true - for instance by a very large number of Christians, Hindus, Animists or Confucianist - then even if it has dubious factual support and is moot, it is still considered linguistically valid to call [i]a[/i] truth.
This has legal implications, for instance, when people swear on the Bible before giving testimony in court.

Personally, I can't accept anything as truth unless it can be proven to be a fact.

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hartfire

@Emosaur Yes, exactly!
And part of the problem is that early to mid-level religious education never includes the teaching of logical thought or the rules of evidence.
I've heard that in the top theological universities these aspects of thinking and research are taught.
If one reads or talks with top theologians, they are often surprisingly open-minded, flexible, and willing to admit that faith is dependent only on itself and cannot be supported in any other way. They will admit that phases of doubt are normal and vital for spiritual growth, and that moral issues are often enormously complex.
It's the gurus of popular religiosity that I regard as the biggest danger - not least because in the USA all monies donated in the name of religion are tax deductible. It means anyone can start a new faith or version of one, and if they're sufficiently charismatic and canny they can get very rich very quickly. This, to me, makes all of it suspect - ripe for hypocrisy and corruption - with zero oversight.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@hartfire [quote]And part of the problem is that early to mid-level religious education never includes the teaching of logical thought or the rules of evidence.[/quote]

According to whom?

LeopoldBloom · M

@GodSpeed63 According to their class curricula.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@LeopoldBloom [quote]According to their class curricula.[/quote]

Their class curricula doesn't count, it's not sound.