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| | [[File:Beliefs and knowledge and truths.png|right|thumbnail|400px|A Venn diagram picturing the traditional definition of [[knowledge]] as justified true [[belief]] (That is represented by the yellow circle). ]] | | [[File:Beliefs and knowledge and truths.png|right|thumbnail|400px|A Venn diagram picturing the traditional definition of [[knowledge]] as justified true [[belief]] (That is represented by the yellow circle). ]] |
| | <small>'''This Conservapedia entry focuses on the concept of truth relating to [[God]] and society; for the definition as a philosophical and logical term, see [[Truth (logic)]].'''</small> | | <small>'''This Conservapedia entry focuses on the concept of truth relating to [[God]] and society; for the definition as a philosophical and logical term, see [[Truth (logic)]].'''</small> |
| − | | + | <center>"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - [[John, Chapter 8|John 8:32]].</center> |
| − | '''Truth''' is one of the fundamental building blocks of [[reality]]. One could probably say that without truth, nothing could exist. In fact, not only is truth a fundamental building block of reality, but it is also a central character trait and attribute of the one who is in control of all things, namely [[God]] himself. Jesus Christ, the second Person of the [[Trinity|triune God]], proclaimed about himself in John 14:6, "...I am the way, and the <u>truth</u>, and the life...". From that verse and others, we can conclude that truth is not something external to God himself, but is rather something that is inextricably joined and a part of His Being. | + | '''Truth''' is one of the fundamental building blocks of [[reality]]. One could probably say that without truth, nothing could exist. In fact, not only is truth a fundamental building block of reality, but it is also a central character trait and attribute of the one who is in control of all things, namely [[God]] himself. [[Jesus Christ]], the second Person of the [[Trinity|triune God]], proclaimed about himself in John 14:6, "...I am the way, and the <u>truth</u>, and the life...". From that verse and others, we can conclude that truth is not something external to God himself, but is rather something that is inextricably joined and a part of His Being. |
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| | [[Conservatives]] value truth, and wish to seek it. | | [[Conservatives]] value truth, and wish to seek it. |
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| | Liberals don't understand truth on a very basic level. They assume that truth is something intrinsic to the Universe, but in fact, it is intrinsic to God. Without God, there is no truth. Without truth, there is no morality. Without morality, you can do whatever you want. This is the basis of Liberalism and it explains why Liberals feel the desire to mock truth. | | Liberals don't understand truth on a very basic level. They assume that truth is something intrinsic to the Universe, but in fact, it is intrinsic to God. Without God, there is no truth. Without truth, there is no morality. Without morality, you can do whatever you want. This is the basis of Liberalism and it explains why Liberals feel the desire to mock truth. |
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| − | == Leo Tolstoy on lying to oneself and its consequences on the ability to discern truth == | + | == Leo Tolstoy on lying to oneself and its consequences on one's ability to discern truth == |
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| | [[File:Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky 1876.jpg|thumbnail|400px|center|“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” - [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]] ]] | | [[File:Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky 1876.jpg|thumbnail|400px|center|“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” - [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]] ]] |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
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| | *[[God]] | | *[[God]] |
| | *[[Jesus Christ]] | | *[[Jesus Christ]] |
| | *[[Holy Spirit]] | | *[[Holy Spirit]] |
| | *[[Belief]] | | *[[Belief]] |
| − | *[[Essay: Where is the truth?]]
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| | *[[Cafeteria Christianity]] | | *[[Cafeteria Christianity]] |
| | + | *[[Epistemology]] |
| | + | *[[Understanding]] |
| | + | *[[Rational thinking]] |
| | + | *[[Logical reasoning]] |
| | + | *[[Falsifiable]] |
| | + | *[[Doubt]] |
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| + | Essay: |
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| | + | *[[Essay: Where is the truth?]] |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
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| | *[http://www.christianity.co.nz/truth1.htm Truth in Christianity] | | *[http://www.christianity.co.nz/truth1.htm Truth in Christianity] |
| | + | *[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth/ Truth], [[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]] |
| | *[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/truth/ What Liberals Say - Category: Truth], [[Accuracy In Media]] | | *[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/truth/ What Liberals Say - Category: Truth], [[Accuracy In Media]] |
| | *[http://studylove.org/18ALETHE.HTM Study Love: But Rejoiceth In The Truth], an analytical outline on "rejoiceth in the truth" (συνχαίρει δὲ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ) in 1 Cor. 13:6. | | *[http://studylove.org/18ALETHE.HTM Study Love: But Rejoiceth In The Truth], an analytical outline on "rejoiceth in the truth" (συνχαίρει δὲ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ) in 1 Cor. 13:6. |