(7) The Foundation of Truth

Chapter 7: The Foundation of TruthShow more

What is the basis of my understanding? I cannot lean on my own understanding as the basis of my understanding. I must lean on foundational truth as the basis for my understanding.

Truth is like a river of water that flows between the banks of logic. Logic without truth is a river with no source of water. Foundational truth is the power source. Truth is an outlet connected to a power source through wires of logic. Circular logic is a power strip plugged into one of its own outlets, and thus is receiving no power.

Foundational truth proves our understanding. Our understanding does not prove foundational truth. Logic cannot prove itself. Circular logic cannot prove foundational truth. Foundational truth declares itself self-evident. We trust foundational truth before we trust logic. Foundational truth proves logic.

Foundational truth is the source of honesty. Circular logic is the source of dishonesty. When we are honest, we declare with confidence that foundational truth is self-evident. When we are dishonest, we demand a logical proof for foundational truth. When we are dishonest, we mock foundational truth when it does not provide a proof for itself using logic. When we are dishonest, we replace foundational truth with circular logic that deceptively appears to prove itself. When we are dishonest, we say that foundational truth has been proven to be false because it contradicts our assumptions justified through circular logic. Foundational truth is clear and unchanging. Circular logic is ambiguous and fluctuating.
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Does it bother you that foundational truth must be accepted based on trust? How would you know whether you are trusting in foundational truth or are trusting in circular logic?

Why would I deny self-evident truth? It is self-evident that I exist. It is self-evident that truth exists. It is self-evident that I can choose to be honest or dishonest. Dishonesty tempts me to deny self-evident truths.

Existence is like children playing hide-and-seek who will sometimes cover their eyes thinking they have become invisible.

We exist. When we are honest, we trust our existence as self-evident. When we are dishonest, we given credibility to the false question, “How do we know we exist?”. The false question contains the false assumption that foundational truth must be proved using logic. We know that it is foundational truth that proves logic and not circular logic that proves foundational truth. We would still exist as a slave to insanity if we embrace the false alternative that “we do not exist”.

We exist. When we are honest, we acknowledge that we cannot truly deny this fundamental truth without becoming a slave to insanity. When we are dishonest, we pretend to doubt this fundamental truth to justify our deceptive desires. If we do not exist, then we are not responsible for our choices. If we are not responsible for our choices, then we can embrace and affirm our deceptive desires. If we can convince others to question their existence, then they become easier to exploit for our own deceptive desires.

What would be the consequences if a person truly doubted their own existence? What motivation could people have to cause you to doubt your existence?

Truth is like an enraged lunatic who does not see the image of a beautiful queen in a mirror and so attacks the mirror.

Truth exists. When we are honest, we trust the existence of truth as self-evident. Our external reality is manifested in objective truth and not our own subjective perspectives and preferences. When we are dishonest, we give credibility to the false question, “How do we know truth exists?”. The false question contains the false assumption that foundational truth must be proved using logic. We know that it is foundational truth that proves logic and not circular logic that proves foundational truth. We would still suffer all the true penalties of insanity if we embrace the false alternative that “truth does not exist”.
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Truth exists. When we are honest, we acknowledge that we cannot truly deny this fundamental truth without becoming a slave to insanity. When we are dishonest, we pretend to doubt the objectivity of truth to justify our deceptive desires. If truth does not exist, or is subjective, then we cannot be dishonest. If we cannot be dishonest, then we can embrace and affirm our deceptive desires. If we can convince others to question the objectivity of truth, then they will not stop us from committing fraud and obtaining our deceptive desires.

What would be the consequences if a nation doubted the existence of objective truth? What motivation could people have to cause you to doubt the existence of objective truth?

Free-will is like a portrait-artist for a king who decides to draw a donkey instead of the king but still expects payment.

Free-will exists. When we are honest, we accept our free-will as self-evident and that we alone are responsible for choosing to be honest or dishonest. When we are dishonest, we give credibility to the question “How do we know we have free-will?” The question itself is false because it contains the false assumption that truth must be proved using logic. We know that it is foundational truth that proves logic and not circular logic that proves foundational truth. We would still be responsible for freely choosing to become a slave to insanity if we embrace the false alternative that “we have no free-will”.

Free-will exists. When we are honest, we acknowledge that we cannot truly deny this fundamental truth without becoming a slave to insanity. When we are dishonest, we pretend to doubt this fundamental truth to justify our deceptive desires. If free-will does not exist, then we are not responsible for our choices. If we are not responsible for our choices, then we can embrace and affirm our deceptive desires. If we can convince others to question free will, they cannot hold us responsibility for our choices and behaviors since it was inevitable that we would yield to our deceptive desires.

What would be the consequences if the citizens of a nation were not accountable for their choices and behaviors? What motivation people have to cause you to doubt their control, responsibility, and accountability for their choices and behaviors?
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