metaphor / met·uh·fawr/ noun - A literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible or intangible thing, quality or idea.
meta / met·uh/ adjective - self-referential; referring to itself or its characteristics.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Truth

Is truth universal? Objective? Immovable?

I believe so.

This quote from a Humans of New York post a few days ago was just too good to pass up:
"For example, the word ‘terrorist’ and the word ‘freedom fighter’ are used to refer to the exact same people at the exact same time. With everyone speaking differently, truth is almost impossible to agree upon. Yet believing in the existence of truth is the only thing that keeps us from devolving into tribal warfare. Because without the existence of truth, the person who is most powerful becomes the person who is right."
Beautifully spoken.

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  1. AnonymousJuly 22, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    Words are the first victims when those who the facts do not support decide to go ahead and wage war anyway.
    -CivAn

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