While discussing the essay questions for the exam, Anna and I came across the question about "suffering into truth." We know that Oedipus suffered into truth by the statement "I am Oedipus, I am agony." He had suffered so much agony that agony became his truth. We tried to tie it in with Emendates... the text says he also "suffered into truth" but how exactly? When did his nature ever "change" from one "truth" to another? While wondering this we got off on a tangent-which now becomes the basis of my post."What is truth?" The secular world says "Truth is relative." Truth is what we make it. If you believe something enough then yeah, it's truth. hmmm. Well if all truth is relative, it just depends on what you believe-Then what's true for you is true for you and what's true for me is true for me, what if my truth says your's is a lie? Is it still true?
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First of all, kudos to you, for asking that question, because second of all, that is one of the hardest questions of all time, and we may never found out the "true" answer to it. But you can certainly dwell on your own definition of truth for a ver long time, so I wish you the best of luck.
ReplyDeleteMy definition of truth is Christ. He cannot always be explained, and we should not try to put Him in a box. But I do know that I do not try to dwell on the things of this world and the "truth" of this world. I always turn my eyes to My Savior.
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