08-29-2019, 11:44 AM
I must be a bit grateful for the diversity in opinion that I've been exposed to in recent years. It really has shaken my concepts of "truth" and "lies."
That may not seem like something to be grateful about, but it has largely detached me from forming my own opinions on the astonishingly polarized field of "things that matter."
I can enjoy these arguments from the sideline, without the burden or luxury of choosing a side -- because neither side can ever convince.
I might even be so inclined to say that the only truth is that nothing matters, but that sounds like having too much of an opinion.
At the very least, having such a weak sense of "truth" leads to a weak sense of "lies," and that makes it much easier to refrain from forming any new biases.
Is there some truth to both sides? I haven't the slightest idea. I could do research, but must then pick a side to trust. I could experiment, but that data might only represent a small subset of a larger reality. I could use other people's data, but that again requires trusting that their biases have not modified it. There is no more science. In fact, I suspect there never was any.
"Truth" is just a set of paths in a neurological system, formed to interpret a reality they cannot ever comprehend in full.
That may not seem like something to be grateful about, but it has largely detached me from forming my own opinions on the astonishingly polarized field of "things that matter."
I can enjoy these arguments from the sideline, without the burden or luxury of choosing a side -- because neither side can ever convince.
I might even be so inclined to say that the only truth is that nothing matters, but that sounds like having too much of an opinion.
At the very least, having such a weak sense of "truth" leads to a weak sense of "lies," and that makes it much easier to refrain from forming any new biases.
Is there some truth to both sides? I haven't the slightest idea. I could do research, but must then pick a side to trust. I could experiment, but that data might only represent a small subset of a larger reality. I could use other people's data, but that again requires trusting that their biases have not modified it. There is no more science. In fact, I suspect there never was any.
"Truth" is just a set of paths in a neurological system, formed to interpret a reality they cannot ever comprehend in full.
If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.
"Or, if a poet writes a poem, then immediately commits suicide (as any decent poet should)..." -- Erthona
"Or, if a poet writes a poem, then immediately commits suicide (as any decent poet should)..." -- Erthona