Similar to how only a story has a beginning/climax/ending, only a concept can be "True". Reality can be determined with a single sensor but true-ality is built on conceptual consensus.
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This is a useful segue into "should some things be universally true?" E.g. is it virtuous for 2 + 2 = 4 to be universally accepted. It's obviously different than other universal truths like "The supreme leader/party can do no wrong"
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(While the knee-jerk answer is "yes, let's not be retards" I personally am grateful that such anti-math people exist and can hold political power. Imagine a time where you felt stupid and afraid to ask a question. Do you want that feeling x100 and in *every* area of your life?)
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Every conflict is about truth, both internal and external. And because the external has to always arise as part of the internal consciousness, all conflict boils down to an internal understanding of truth.
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There's a buddhist story where someone criticizes a monastery for not doing anything despite all the terrible stuff in the world. The rebuttal was that the monastery was saving "worlds" as well.
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The Truth is there is no truth. There's only this reality, (which includes this self-perpetuating field of awareness that is aware that it is aware.)
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Seeking truth is often just a desire to become part of reality again. You never weren't...
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