“By doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.”
― Peter Abelard
Honest truth
How can we be entirely honest and yet not speak that which is truth?
I would say because we are bound by our human limitations … bound, constrained, limited. As we are able to expand our boundaries by overcoming our limitations we may honestly change our opinions* and move closer to that which is true.
*Opinions―actions, judgements, conclusions … world view …
When we are honest we speak the truth as we understand the truth to be.
Our understanding is limited. We are not; omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent. Our understanding is limited to what we individually do know. A humble heart is most conducive to an honest answer …
Maximus
Quid est veritas?
After asking this he turned to those assembled saying to them
… I have discovered no fault with this man …
Is truth discovered?
Do we manufacture truth, or, do we discover truth?
“History is written by the victors.”
― Winston S. Churchill
If this statement is true, then, history is manufactured.
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
― Galileo Galilei
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