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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

From the Mind to the Self; From the Self to the Truth.

An interesting paradox I thought of that I just have to share it here before I sleep. It's most likely that it's not an original thought, but this isn't something I read but thought about. I bet some other philosopher has posed a similar question already. So here goes.

Is truth unchanging? If truth is subject to change, then how can it be true. How can I then say it is true, if the next moment it's not. It is easy to therefore conclude that something can only be true if it never changes. Yet we can observe that anything that exists in time and space will undergo change. Time brings inevitable change to everything. Therefore can we conclude that nothing that exists in the physical world is true? Is nothing we observe with our five senses true? This is the argument of the subjectivists, that everything is just perception and nothing, in fact, exists. But if that is the case, how then can we say that things like beauty, goodness and truth exists? If everything is mere perception, does a leaf stop being green if there's no one there to see it? Does a sunset stop being beautiful if there's no one there to see it? What then is this variable, this object that we can experience but cannot explain. But perhaps the crux of the matter is whether Truth is subject to change or not. Some people say that Truth changes, but yet this poses a paradox because to say that as a truth in itself would not make sense. So one moment truth changes and the next truth is unchanging? How is that possible? How then can you say that it is true that truth changes, if it becomes untrue later? Therefore I believe that  the answer to it all can be summarized into the following statement: Truth is God, and God is Truth; and God never changes.

1 comment:

  1. All these sound very philosophical.. What is Truth? is the question that every man (and women) on earth seeks. Once they come to know something the believed it is truth they will hold on to it and even die for it. But Once they discover more truth, they will think that truth is changing. Is this true?
    There is a person who claim to be the 'Truth' and he is unchanging. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Who is this person? If you know the Truth the Truth will set you free...

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