<font color=darkblue face=tahoma>Jerseee,
I noticed some inconsistencies in your argument. Namely the idea that "Truth", instead of being an objective, universal constant, is a subjective, individual belief.
In your own words you state your definition of truth as ". . .an absolute, undisputable, positive which cannot be false and must be accepted as such."
I see no room for personal subjectivity in this definition, do you?
I myself have done a lot of thinking and studying on this topic and have come to the realization of two things:
- There is a difference between "fact" and "truth". All Truths are facts, but not all facts are truth. A fact is something identifiable as provable. For instance in your example: 2 + 2 = 4 is a fact. Is it true? We (as a society) apparently aren't sure yet.
- Truth MUST be universal in scope, crossing all cultural and temporal barriers. <font color=red>The truth is that which IS[/color]. Pure and simple. People can debate facts. But the truth is undebatable.
So the question I think we will likely spend our time on for the longest is will we ever discover the truth and will we be able to recognize it when we see it?
My two cents.
-BT
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p.s. This, I beleive, is why when Moses asked of God who he was at the burning bush, the reply was "I am". The noun was not modified by any subjective adjectives (however factual they may be), because any adjective behind that which IS automatically reduces and diminishes that noun. Think about that one. ..[/color][/color]