What is Truth?

TOUGH QUESTION. LET'S START WITH AN EASIER ONE. WHERE IS TRUTH?

IT DEPENDS.

WHAT KIND OF TRUTH ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? TRUTH HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS DEPENDING ON THE CONTEXT.

DO YOU MEAN "TRUE" IN THE SENSE OF SOUND ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION?
EXAMPLE: THIS DOOR WON'T SHUT. I THINK ITS FRAME MUST BE OUT OF TRUE.

DO YOU MEAN "TRUE" IN THE SENSE OF HONESTY.
EXAMPLE: IT IS TRUE THAT SUE SCORES TOP OF HER CLASS?

DO YOU MEAN "TRUE" IN THE SENSE OF HISTORIC EVENTS?
EXAMPLE: THE MOVIE IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF A LONDON GANGSTER.

DO YOU MEAN "TRUE" WITH REGARD TO PERSONHOOD, THE STATUS OF BEING A PERSON.
EXAMPLE: JESUS CHRIST SAID, "I AM THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE."

WHEREVER YOU FIND IT, TRUTH IS ROOTED IN REALITY. TRUTH IS REALITY. IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO PERSONAL OPINION.

WE WILL EXPLORE THE FOUR ARENAS OF TRUTH USING A PYRAMID STRUCTURE AND STARTING WITH THE PHYSICAL, TANGIBLE WORLD. THEN WE MOVE UP, TO THE INTANGIBLE, THE HISTORIC AND FINALLY TO THE INTERPERSONAL BUILDING A HIERARCHY OF TRUTH. AS WE MOVE UP POPULAR CONSENSUS NARROWS, FORMING THE SHAPE OF A PYRAMID COMPRISED OF 49 TILES.

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