On getting report this morning from overnight team at hospital, an interesting story was shared that reminded me of the tree falling in the words concept. A patient was getting sicker and staff was reluctant to get repeat vital signs because they feared if they did, the patient would have to get transferred to the ICU.
The article might be a bit too meta for some, but it is very important. I tried to provide a philosophical proof on the existence of Truth with a capital T without getting too boring. It is not a typical article trying to prove any specific truth.
For many who take for granted that some things are knowable, this might seem silly. Others who have rejected this fundamental premise may also think it silly, which is their choice, but that is where the conversation ends.
A fully subjective world is a world of magic that is impossible to ever reach a common understanding in. I don't personally find it useful to debate with magicians. Thus, my hope is that this community will reject magical thinking and always take the red pill, even if it hurts.
Well, at this point, I can only imagine truth as subjective. Everything I do, or say or think is from a personal perspective which makes it subjective. If it’s not subjective, then I can’t imagine what it is.
Therein lies the rub. Just because we can't always imagine what is, doesn't mean it isn't. We don't know what we don't know, right? The best sentence of all time. In expressing that statement, we are abstractly acknowledging the existence of the unknown without giving up on the unknown and thus reducing all human wisdom and intellectual capacity down to a nihilistic zero-sum game. It might seem like a small thing, but it makes all the difference in the world. Some things we do and can know. Other things are beyond our ability, but the potential is always there.
Put another way, we have to hold two ideas in our head at once in order to wisely interact with the world around us. We have to recognize the limitations of our personal perspective (i.e. stay humble & know thyself) while acknowledging the existence of a greater perspective that is not entirely beyond our reach (i.e. don't give up hope & keep learning). When we frame The Question in a binary way ("My truth is The Truth" vs. "There is no truth"), we lean too hard in one direction or the other, which sets us up for intellectual failure.
On getting report this morning from overnight team at hospital, an interesting story was shared that reminded me of the tree falling in the words concept. A patient was getting sicker and staff was reluctant to get repeat vital signs because they feared if they did, the patient would have to get transferred to the ICU.
Tree falling in the "woods"
This article is interesting complementary piece exploring different pathways of evaluating information and determining what to believe.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robkhenderson/p/how-dumb-ideas-capture-smart-and?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9ghy2
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘truth’.
The article might be a bit too meta for some, but it is very important. I tried to provide a philosophical proof on the existence of Truth with a capital T without getting too boring. It is not a typical article trying to prove any specific truth.
For many who take for granted that some things are knowable, this might seem silly. Others who have rejected this fundamental premise may also think it silly, which is their choice, but that is where the conversation ends.
A fully subjective world is a world of magic that is impossible to ever reach a common understanding in. I don't personally find it useful to debate with magicians. Thus, my hope is that this community will reject magical thinking and always take the red pill, even if it hurts.
Well, at this point, I can only imagine truth as subjective. Everything I do, or say or think is from a personal perspective which makes it subjective. If it’s not subjective, then I can’t imagine what it is.
Therein lies the rub. Just because we can't always imagine what is, doesn't mean it isn't. We don't know what we don't know, right? The best sentence of all time. In expressing that statement, we are abstractly acknowledging the existence of the unknown without giving up on the unknown and thus reducing all human wisdom and intellectual capacity down to a nihilistic zero-sum game. It might seem like a small thing, but it makes all the difference in the world. Some things we do and can know. Other things are beyond our ability, but the potential is always there.
Put another way, we have to hold two ideas in our head at once in order to wisely interact with the world around us. We have to recognize the limitations of our personal perspective (i.e. stay humble & know thyself) while acknowledging the existence of a greater perspective that is not entirely beyond our reach (i.e. don't give up hope & keep learning). When we frame The Question in a binary way ("My truth is The Truth" vs. "There is no truth"), we lean too hard in one direction or the other, which sets us up for intellectual failure.
Very interesting. Thanks