Truth

How does one determine what is true? Well first of all what is truth? Truth is reality, nothing more nothing less, and the individual can only change the truth as much they can change reality. Some may say that truth is determined by consensus of the people, but can the consensus of the people change reality? No, If the people decided by consensus that the earth was flat, would that make the earth crumble and reform itself

into a cube? No, Truth is reality. It cannot be changed. Truth is absolute, it is not relative or personal. Truth is sometimes confused with opinion or feeling. Someone who says “That is your truth, but this is my truth” is confusing the two. These two people do not have conflicting truths, but rather conflicting opinions. The truth of the matter is that if one truth contradicts another than one or both of them are not true.

The individual does not determine truth, He only perceives it. Because the individual can change only a small part of reality, the vast majority of truth the individual does not determine. To perceive truth correctly, the individual needs to have a standard with which to compare things. This standard needs to be either known to be absolutely true or be the best logical choice that makes the most sense. One of these standards is observational science. The individual can compare things to what has been observed and studied in order to determine what is true. Another standard and by far more credible than observational science is the word of the creator of all that can be observed, the Bible. The individual is able to test the input from many different sources against the truth of the bible and can perceive correctly what the truth is. And that is by far the best way to see the truth.