Personal Truth

Vain Jangling
My truth. I believe. I feel.

Personal or relative truth is an interesting canard, and too vast to cover in its entirety here. So, we will take a gander at the lightweight version just to give us something to think about.

Personal or relative truth has its foundation or basis in the individual or individuals who choose to believe it. However, belief—by person or persons or even society as a whole—alone does not prove or make something true. It may very well be based on ignorance, stupidity, misunderstanding, or outright rejection or rebellion against truth.

How about we use a simple example: 2 + 2 = 4

There may be an individual who has never formally learned numbers or basic math, so they created their own system to live by.

There may be an individual who has a disability or special needs that hinders them from fully understanding the concept of math.

There may be an individual who rejects the idea, because they feel or believe (for various reasons) 2 + 2 should = or can also = 5.

The first can be taught, the second can be helped, but the third is lost unless they repent (turn away from) their personal or relative truth which opposes absolute truth. In this case, mathematical truth. For the third to demand the rest entertain, accept, or approve of the lie (they claim to be a personal truth) is absurd, and for anyone to do so is folly.