Truth is a moral abstract, not an attribute of information.
“Truth” is a word used in all sorts of ways, typically when asserting something entirely too easily proven false. Our main problem is how the world is handled conceptually. In the West, it is honored as somehow compelling, an attribute that forces another person to accept it as unquestionable.
In the Christian Mystic worldview, truth is not an attribute of information, data or any form of human thought. If the mind can handle it, it can’t be truth. A person can be true or false, but nothing objective can be true. Any statement or idea can be factual and accurate, but it can never rise to level of truth. Truth is an attribute only of people and moral commitments. Any other use of the word is parabolic.
We live in world of deception. This plane of existence is inherently deceptive. Only by common assent do we all pretend this world is reality. It’s a functional agreement, but fundamentally false. This reality is fungible, and God can remake reality on the fly. We call it miracles when He permits us to notice something has changed. Most Westerners believe a miracle is merely some phenomena not yet understood. Given time and sufficient means, all things will yield to human probing — so men believe.
But then, time will come to an end and so will this world. So stick with what does not depend on this plane of existence.
Our faith and commitment to our God will outlive this reality.
Hello! This is an interesting concept. I have not thought of truth in this way.
Thanks for stopping by, Dadosaurus. I admit often what I write is designed merely to shake people loose from where they are just so they can make sure it’s where they really want to be. God bless.