Monday Musing 6/19/23-truth

In our very first philosophy class at the PhD program, the professor asked us to define truth.

There were many answers.

I spoke up and said, “Your truths may not be the same as mine.”

The professor stopped the discussion that had been going on and said that that was the heart of the problem around truth.

It is for each of us to decide.

The problem is that so many of us are told what our truth is. This truth, which should be part of our morale compass, is too often poisoned by their views on cultural matters.

No, that is their truth.

It doesn’t have to be same as yours. And I would guess that it is not.

This would be good for the society at large to internalize.

For me, the truth is not harmful to others, who are engaging in their own struggles.

Back to the Wiccan tenet, “And it harm none.”

No matter what you think is being harmed, are they really?

Or have you been told to say that by those who drip poison into your ears?

Think about what is your truth? What is your moral compass?

Or do you mean it when you harass marginalized communities in order to curry favor with those whose truth you are using?

Again, it is not your truth.

That is for you to decide.

And don’t be twee and say that your truth is to be against vaccines.

There is a vast difference between science, which is constantly tested and verified, and your personal truth.

My personal truth envelops science. Does yours?