Votto
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I try to obtain truth from different sources, depending on the issue. In terms of politics, I tend to lean on history. For you seem history holds a mirror up in front of our faces and tells us who we are and where we are going. It puts on display human nature for all to see.
I also look at the Bible. That has a good bit of history in it as well, and I think for the same reason. The Bible is unique in terms of religious texts, and even historical texts, in terms of it being written by a people who did not attempt to sanitize their past in any way. It reveals the good, bad, and ugly of Patriarchs they revere. That for me is evidence that it leans towards truth. Conversely, other religious texts present their Patriarchs only through a good light. They can do no wrong. And other cultures, such as ancient Egypt, was notorious for only writing good things about their government and leaders, while trying to remove any trace of leaders they wanted to erase from the pages of history, much like how Joseph Stalin would not only kill his political opponents, he would remove them from pictures and from written sources that showed they even existed. So as we see, the cancel culture is not just for today, it is human nature.
But many question any source of information, whether it be a religious text or a historical text. Many feel as though everything has been tainted by those who wish to control history and religion for their own reasons. Case in point is Herman Goring, the Nazi war general. At the Nuremburg trials, he was quoted as saying that the victor will always be the judge, and the vanquished the accused. Therefore, the victor would always write the history books, while the vanquished get the short end of the stick. For Goring, the truth was unknowable because the victors over the years had skewed the truth. His only mission in life was then to write the pages of history, and not be so much concerned with the truth of the past.
And as Jesus famously said, when asked what the truth was by Pilate, he said that he was the Truth. All others before him are liars.
So where do you get your truth or are you like Goring? Are you trying to tear down statues and obtain political power so that you get to write what you want about the truth?
I also look at the Bible. That has a good bit of history in it as well, and I think for the same reason. The Bible is unique in terms of religious texts, and even historical texts, in terms of it being written by a people who did not attempt to sanitize their past in any way. It reveals the good, bad, and ugly of Patriarchs they revere. That for me is evidence that it leans towards truth. Conversely, other religious texts present their Patriarchs only through a good light. They can do no wrong. And other cultures, such as ancient Egypt, was notorious for only writing good things about their government and leaders, while trying to remove any trace of leaders they wanted to erase from the pages of history, much like how Joseph Stalin would not only kill his political opponents, he would remove them from pictures and from written sources that showed they even existed. So as we see, the cancel culture is not just for today, it is human nature.
But many question any source of information, whether it be a religious text or a historical text. Many feel as though everything has been tainted by those who wish to control history and religion for their own reasons. Case in point is Herman Goring, the Nazi war general. At the Nuremburg trials, he was quoted as saying that the victor will always be the judge, and the vanquished the accused. Therefore, the victor would always write the history books, while the vanquished get the short end of the stick. For Goring, the truth was unknowable because the victors over the years had skewed the truth. His only mission in life was then to write the pages of history, and not be so much concerned with the truth of the past.
And as Jesus famously said, when asked what the truth was by Pilate, he said that he was the Truth. All others before him are liars.
So where do you get your truth or are you like Goring? Are you trying to tear down statues and obtain political power so that you get to write what you want about the truth?