TRUTH

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TRUTH
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• I am the way, the TRUTH and the life said Jesus.

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• TRUTH?
• retorted Pilate,
• And what is TRUTH?
• (John 1837-38)

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• There is no such thing as TRUTH.
• - Adolf Hitler

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Sorry, Hitler

• To say there is no such thing as truth is a
  contradictory statement.
• You are effectively saying It is TRUE that there
  is no such thing as truth.
• The statement cancels itself out.
• Something is wrong!

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• 1 sincerity in action, character, and utterance
• 2 a (1) the state of being the case FACT (2)
  the body of real things, events, and facts
  ACTUALITY (3) often capitalized a transcendent
  fundamental or spiritual reality b a judgment,
  proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as
  true lttruths of thermodynamicsgt c the body of
  true statements and propositions3 a the
  property (as of a statement) of being in accord
  with fact or reality b chiefly British TRUE 2 c
  fidelity to an original or to a standard

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Simple Definition

• TRUTH WHAT IS REAL

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Two Types of Truth

• SUBJECTIVE
• Vs.
• OBJECTIVE

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SUBJECTIVE TRUTH

• characteristic of or belonging to reality as
  perceived rather than as independent of mind.

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• Subjectivism is the position that our moral
  opinions are based on our feelings (and nothing
  more) that is, they are merely opinions and
  nothing further.
• There is no such thing as objective moral facts.

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• Thus, when I say Burning people at the stake
  for being heretics is immoral, Im not stating
  any facts about the wrongness of burning people
  at the stake.
• Rather, this statement is true just to the extent
  that it accurately reports my attitude (namely,
  that I disapprove) about burning people at the
  stake.

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OBJECTIVE TRUTH

• having reality independent of the mind
• expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as
  perceived without distortion by personal
  feelings, prejudices, or interpretations

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• Spock is always logical and objective.
• Never acts upon feeling, because that would be
  illogical.
• Physical laws simply cannot be ignored.
  Existence cannot be without them.

The Ideal Objective ManMr. Spock
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Skepticism

• Beliefs (in a certain area) are
• Unjustified
• Unreliable
• So, (a certain kind of) knowledge is impossible
• Extreme form all beliefs are unjustified or
  unreliable all knowledge is impossible

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Relativism

• Relativism There are no universally valid truths
  about the world
• Beliefs are true only relative to a
• society
• culture
• historical epoch
• interpretative community

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Therefore

• Knowledge of truth is impossible, because
• Skepticism our beliefs are unjustified or
  unreliable
• Relativism there is no truth to know
• Subjectivism Thats your truth, not mine.

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Understand the differences between.

• Subjectivism the truth-values of moral claims
  are relative to individual
• Skepticism there are no justifiable or reliable
  truths
• Relativism the truth-values of moral claims are
  relative to social groups

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EXAMPLES

• Subjectivism I believe chocolate chip cookies
  are yummy.
• Skepticism Chocolate chip cookies are said to
  be good for the heart. There is no proof. Dont
  believe it.
• Relativism American teens believe chocolate chip
  cookies are yummy.

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BUT WITH OBJECTIVE TRUTH

• KNOWLEDGE IS POSSIBLE!

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OBJECTIVE TRUTH EXAMPLE

• CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES CONTAIN CHOCOLATE CHIPS.

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EXCERCISES

• ARE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
• 1. Objective?
• 2. Relative?
• 3. Subjective?
• 4. Skeptical?

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• Snow-days are awesome.

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• The Colts won the Super Bowl in 2007

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• Little blue men live on the planet Mars.

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• Rice is a staple food.

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Id rather be out playing in the snow.
The End