Monday, October 22, 2012

Is there truth? Is there is a reality? Can we know either? If so, how?

As I prepare for Week 8 in CECS 6010 at UNT, I must admit that my brain is filled with stuff. So much stuff that I can hardly keep a clear, salient thought together. However the short paper I've chosen to write today deals with truth and reality, and is actually a follow-on to the short paper I wrote last week.

Ultimately this short paper will argue that there is both truth and reality, however what is true within areality for one person may or may not be true in another's reality. What's more, in my opinion it is the individual's "reality" that creates what he perceives to be a truth. Meaning that, in my opinion, truth is a manifestation of an individual's experiences and how that person transfers data into information, applies them to create knowledge, then perceives a truth as a result. The method of transfer of data eventually into a truth is accomplished inside an individual's reality.

In order for an individual to encourage others to accept his "truth" he must demonstrate that the particular truth is true regardless of who's reality it involves in.