Truth

[Dreaming Cannibal]

what is truth?
is it relative?
is it absolute?
maybe a middle ground?

I think truth is relative, not all the time a truth applies to the idea being presented

what do you think?

[Aspiringanonymous]

Everything is relative, truth also.

There are just as many different possible perceptions as there are sentient beings in existence. We as human beings, for example, only have access to an extremely limited portion of the entire spectrum. Our neurological makeup causes us to perceive certain things in certain ways, while another species may have a drastically different natural perception of that same thing. Who is to say which side of the contrast constitutes truth?

[Ghosthustler]

That would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy. T:

[2D]

Take nothing as the truth, question everything, and you'll do alright.

Truth is absolute. Belief in the truth is relative.

[StJude217]

I agree with MOTORMOUTH.

A lie would have no sense unless the truth was thought to be dangerous.

[Zephyr]

The truth is absolute.
What happens is what happens is what happens.

We, as humans, just have a hard time interpreting the absolute truth when it doesn't fit our wants and needs. Even if the absolute truth isn't found, it's still out there.

[karl]

A boy asks his dad if he can go to the movies. His dad tells him to ask his mom. He asks his mom and she says 'did you ask dad?' The boy aswers 'yes'. She tells him he can go. Was the boy truthful?

[Camazotz]

A boy asks his dad if he can go to the movies. His dad tells him to ask his mom. He asks his mom and she says 'did you ask dad?' The boy aswers 'yes'. She tells him he can go. Was the boy truthful?

Of course. The question was "Did you ask your father?" not "What was his reply?" The boy is completely honest; he did ask his father. Why would he ask his mother's permission if he already had his father's permission?

Anyway, the truth is always the truth. Truth is fact. It may be interpreted differently, but it still remains a fact.