Morpheus in the Matrix said “What is real? How do you define real?” that is the question that I want to ask today. With a little bit of a tweak of course. I want to ask “What is truth? How do you define truth?” Morpheus’s answer to Neo was that reality is just tiny electrical signals that are interpreted by the brain. My answer, or rather, my question is that, is truth just another electrical signal in the brain? Is truth relative? Does it depend on each person’s view and outlook to life? Due to this is, can truth be manipulated to suit our own personal and private agenda?
My friend (who I will be mentioning more in later blogs) and I used to have long talk over bottles of coke, talking about truth, life, and pretty much everything else. For us, truth is relative. What might be true to you might not be true for me. A few definitions of truth that I have seen are that
- a generally accepted fact (in this case I would like to term it as a generally accepted notion)
- the true or actual state of the matter
- agreement with a standard
I mean, is that what truth is? Is it just a notion that everyone has accepted? Just because everyone has accepted it, does it mean it’s true?
What is the truth for you?
1 comment:
well... i dont think truth is relative...
but what is "right" and what is "wrong" does seem relative...
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