An Inconvenient Truth

Education is essential in order to become a well-rounded, reasonable human being. Without education people have no reason to question what they read or hear and do not have the ability to assess critically what they hear even if they do desire to question it. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” from Book 7 of “The Republic” theorizes on what would occur if a prisoner chained in a cave, exposed only to shadows on a wall were to break free of his chains. Plato theorized that when the prisoner was…

existence holds. An important piece of this experience is the man’s introduction to complete brightness, now that he beholds a world under sunlight. The sun in the Allegory of the Cave is representative of the absolute Truth or Good that a philosopher seeks after. When the source of Truth and Good shines its light on the man’s life, everything is suddenly…

DOUBT: DOUBTING THE HIGH GROUND Like the work says, “Doubt is a thing that can sustain us…” And throughout the parable, as it were, Doubt sustains us not only with brilliant powerhouse performances from some of our times greatest actors, but additionally with the ponderance of our own certainties on, well, everything really, but especially our own morality. What better place to question people’s place in the world than in a Catholic elementary school right after Kennedy’s assassination? In…

Inside the story of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” we find prisoners held down by shackles inside a dark den with an only source of light that is fire behind them, as a result, that all they can see are shadows, until one day one prisoner breaks free and escape from the cavern and sees “reality”, but momentarily he gets temporary blindness because he wasn't adapted to light by the cause that all he saw in his life were shadows and darkness, after a while he explores and sees the sun he admires…

Relativity of Truth Truth, traditionally defined, is that which is “in accord with fact or reality” (Merriam-Webster). Although our personal definitions of the word itself may vary slightly from this interpretation, truth remains integral to our understanding of reality. But, what if reevaluating the traditional definition of truth, could change our perception of reality? In Life of Pi, author Yann Martel challenges the conventional definition of truth with a more abstract interpretation: truth…

we are told but we should embark in knowing the truth about why things are the way they are, being ignorant about the reality of life can be dangerous. Plato is claiming that knowledge which we have through our senses is just opinion and in order to have real knowledge we must have through philosophical thinking.Again, Plato is differentiating people who believe is what they see and hear as knowledge and people who really sees and know the truth. The cave: In Plato’s article, the cave…

This truth is a constant struggle everyone has to overcome. Everyone always wishes to be accepted, even if it means giving up what they once thought to be true. Before being diagnosed with cancer at age eight, Grealy was an outspoken tomboy and a clear example…

Nothing But The Truth- Post Reading Assignment Sahana Ganesh Have you ever lied to yourself or someone else, to either protect them or to accomplish a purpose? Many people lie or tell the truth for many reasons such as dishonest reasons, skirting the truth, lying by omission, rule breaking and much more. In the book, Nothing but the Truth, telling the truth or lying is a big part. Many people tell lies for dishonest reasons, while many people tell the truth even if it may be hurtful. In Nothing…

people truly have when discussing God. It has informed me of the different way to approach this topic, and maybe respond to it in ways that are not offensive, but still informative on the truth. I am thankful for scholars in this book and people all around the world that devote their lives to finding out the truth about God and His promises. It not only benefits the non-believers but in some cases, the believers as…

with the Low Ceiling Dark Mental Clouds and towering conflicts an individual mentally imbued by the Truth in The Third Testament, becomes free, and completely opens up for True Life Juices. By reading ‘THE LIFE CHANGER’ you already made a tremendous first significant leap forward, replacing the stiff, obsolete, ‘customized’, life confronting, death promoting ‘WORLDVIEWS’, with the SUNNY RAYS of THE TRUTH. Make Fabulous Future RIGHT NOW! The Third Testament deep studying and practicing is POWER…