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Originally posted by Stradlater: How can one say there is an "absolute truth" other than that it would be the overall perception of humans once they see it for themselves, mathematically, scientifically or physically? Everything is up for individual interpretation. Everything is individual truth, it's what you believe (with as little doubt as possible) and what neither you not someone else could convince you of otherwise. |
Exactly. The problem is we all talk about truth as if it is absolute. But none of us can ever know the absolute truth. All we ever know is the perceptive truth. As far as I am concerned, absolute truth as human understanding is a fallacy, but a fallacy that we must strive toward nevertheless.