Truth Foundation of Reality Truth holding a mirror
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Truth Foundation of Reality
Truth, holding a mirror and a serpent Sculpture by Olin Levi Warner - 1896
Theories of truth • Jonathan Dolhenty states there seem to be only three functional, effective tests of truth: • Correspondence • Coherence • Pragmatic
2 Views of Truth is Subjective or Objective And therefore Relative or Absolute.
• "A judgment is said to be true when it conforms to the external reality. » Thomas Aquinas
Correspondence Theory • Emphasizes that true beliefs and true statements correspond to the actual state of affairs.
Coherence Theory • The idea that truth is primarily a property of whole systems of propositions, and can be ascribed to individual propositions only according to their coherence with the whole.
Constructivism Views all of our knowledge as "constructed, " because it does not reflect any external "transcendent" realities.
Consensus Holds that truth is whatever is agreed upon by some specified group.
Pragmatic theory • (Many variations) • Truth is verified and confirmed by the results of putting one's concepts into practice.
“Negative Pragmatism" • Essentially, what works may or may not be true, but what fails cannot be true because the truth always works. • William Ernest Hocking • "We never are definitely right, we can only be sure we are wrong. ” • Richard Feynman
Where is God on “Truth” • For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations. – • Psalm 100: 5
God honors Truth • Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. – Psalm 96: 13
Truth is Transcendent • For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reaches unto the clouds. – Psalm 108: 4
Do we agree that truth is “Relative” • In reality, relativism cannot be true - • If what is true for me is that relativism is false, then is it true that relativism is false?
Whether Yes or No – It Can’t Work • If what is true for me is that relativism is false, then is it true that relativism is false? • No? - then what is true for me is not true and relativism is false. • Yes? - then relativism is false.
God is not a: • Constructionist • Conformist • Relativist
Ignore Him or Heed Him • Jesus – • Walked on water • Claimed to be divine • Rose from the dead • Said that He was the truth and the originator of truth.
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