Truth vs. Truth

Two types of truth exist in the world, subjective truth and objective truth.

Objective truth is discovered through research. It is not based on emotions, opinions or personal feelings. It is based on fact; what has been scientifically, mathematically or otherwise proven is undeniable.

Objective truth is true truth. It has no contradictions within itself, or against other truths. It is in accordance with fact and reality. The only issue standing in the way of this is the human mind’s tendency to distort and manipulate things into what it wants to see, hear or understand. Discovering the truth can be a difficult experience when the facts or realities turn out to be different from what is expected.

Subjective truth is discovered through personal experience and interactions with the world. It is the truth with which someone is raised. This truth is complicated because people have different upbringings and personal values. A religious person and a skeptic, for example, hold starkly different perceptions of the truth. It is open to interpretation and changes based on the qualities of each individual.

There is no difference between lying and being ignorant; falsehoods are false regardless of awareness. It is impossible to know if information from another person is the truth without some form of evidence. Unfortunately, even if people trust one another, they can never be sure that others are telling the absolute truth. Despite the fact that someone believes they are telling the truth, this may not actually be the case.

Consequently, it can be said that subjective truth isn’t truth, but mere belief. The only thing that can be agreed upon as truth is proven fact. People can have values and ideas that they feel are true, but may not be the truth.

The truth is dependent on fact, and shouldn’t change from person to person. What makes objective truth true truth is its consistency.