Does Truth Exist?

Not a Poem, but rather a philosophical thought.

“The truth is that he murdered that man”

“No, the TRUTH is that he was defending himself”

“No, the TRUTH is that this is war, and it is not called murder”

 

If perspective dictates how you see the truth, and your perspective is shaped through who you are and how you were raised, meaning that every single person has a different perspective of the world around them, does an absolute truth even exist? Point: Truth is an idea. Facts are a human invention that hold no weight in reality. The mere idea that we do not even know the true names of things in nature exemplifies this. All things we discuss are based off of guesses, yet some claim to know the absolute “truth” in certain situations. There is no truth, no fact. There is merely opinion. 

Author's Note

This comes to mind when i listen to political or religious debate.

Reviews

[Carol Cashes]

Absolute truth: no one knows all of it, some know none of it, and all know a little. This brief, but compact little philosophical "essay" is thought provoking and anyone who reads and thinks, I should think would be compelled to respond in some way. Nicely done.

[Calamus]

So, is your opinion on "There is merely opinion." absolute truth?

[AAmell]

*Head Explodes*

[Calamus]

That just solidifies your thoughts and the Paradox of Truth.

Kinda reminds me of Plato's struggle with defining Justice wherein we need to rely on the "truth" to obtain Justice.

Yeah, my head hurts too.