Truth HQ by Tom Wallace - HTML preview

T R U T H H Q

have stories – filling in the gaps where knowledge fails us. And, of course, there are a lot of contenders.

Our different truths lead to different meanings – different meanings to different values – different values to different ethics and moralities. In

short, we see the world in different ways. For what it’s worth, I prefer just to wonder at the paradox that our discoveries has unearthed. Somehow there is knowledge of perfection, yet somehow the universe falls short, or is ‘asymmetrical’ or flawed. But maybe it needs to be flawed in order to exist at all? Even this stance of mine though – what you might call, sitting on the fence – is still a world view of sorts.

It leads, perhaps, to those liberal values of tolerance and acceptance. Which, in turn, lead perhaps to the morality of a liberal society. We tolerate everything except the intolerant. But, let’s face it, I wonder still about the different groups of folk all shaking their fists at each other. So much anger from those who hold

desperately to what they take to be the ABSOLUTE TRUTH.

Gets us in a lot of trouble.

I’m not pretending to answer this question. But let’s at least look for some common ground. We can ask – what is it that you will do with your truth? I don’t mean, what kind of rules or morality you might devise. I mean, what will you, personally, do, when faced with some big question in your life?

Because, if we face such questions together, then that way we can talk as people – both having, I’d dare to suggest – inadequate knowledge and limited powers of discernment and judgement. We meet then, outside the

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