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For two people witnessing the same event, the 'truth' is different. Each will come to their own understanding of what they saw. Neither will be wrong. They will just be themselves.
Nonsense. The truth is the truth.For two people witnessing the same event, the 'truth' is different. Each will come to their own understanding of what they saw. Neither will be wrong. They will just be themselves.
Nonsense. The truth is the truth.
Nonsense. The truth is the truth.
For two people witnessing the same event, the 'truth' is different. Each will come to their own understanding of what they saw. Neither will be wrong. They will just be themselves.
It's why I put "truth" in inverted commas. Yes, the physical facts of an event happened in a certain way. But to each observer, there will be differences in an account of the event they give afterwards. Even if they are stood side by side when it happens. Each will swear blind that their version is what happened. They are not lying about what they saw. Understanding this helps with understanding people and situations; understanding why sometimes, even though we disagree with someone, it doesn't make them wrong. It is about interpretation.
I think Rudy Giuliani said this on meet the press last week . Truth isn't truth!! LolFor two people witnessing the same event, the 'truth' is different. Each will come to their own understanding of what they saw. Neither will be wrong. They will just be themselves.
Arguments elsewhere on the forum, lol.
But I've been doing a lot of philosophising (is that a word?) lately.
This particular one I first read about because I like to read about military history, and it's a subject that comes up frequently when comparing combat reports. It's like there isn't one version of the same event, but it comes down to individual perception. I'd even say it applies to two people's interpretation of the same phrase or conversation. The meaning drawn can be different for each individual. It's why I find it difficult to comment in a lot of the threads, lol.
I noticed that (unsurprisingly, of course), much of the chat here is about the combat and competition side of the Arts. But I'm excluded from much of that, and yet I still feel that MA has much relevance for me, so I tend to approach it in a different way to that now.
Also, I just thought it might be interesting to see what kind of philosophy others draw from (I've only noticed this section today - going to be doing a lot of reading!), without getting bogged down in long explanations or theorising. It can help us to get back on the path if we stray (our own personal path, not dogma or religion). And funny ones might cheer us up a bit too
Fire away!
I think it really truly depends on what subject we're discussing however... if an event happens absolutely truth is truth.I was 100% with you until the bolded part. People's interpretations of things can definitely be wrong.
Ohhh let's!!!This thread feels like hippy dippy, new age stuff. Are we all going to hug it out now?
This thread feels like hippy dippy, new age stuff. Are we all going to hug it out now?
Ooo a thread about Relativity!For two people witnessing the same event, the 'truth' is different. Each will come to their own understanding of what they saw. Neither will be wrong. They will just be themselves.