Behind every breakthrough, there is a quest for truth. This desire is wired into humans—an insatiable curiosity about the world. Questions about truth have perplexed philosophers for thousands of ...
You may have heard someone say, “Leave me alone. Don’t impose your truth on me.” In today’s relativistic world, subjective truth is gradually becoming the norm. “I have my truth and you have yours,” ...
PHIL: We’ve written in the past about white lies, and that while social graces help us all live together harmoniously, within close relationships, they reduce trust, an essential part of a peaceful ...
One could say that President Donald Trump is authentically false rather than falsely authentic. That would explain the strange appeal of Trump’s off-the-cuff rawness, and why his base doesn’t seem to ...
Back in August, on the Feast of the Assumption, I did a round-up of Six inspiring books to jump-start your inner evangelist. Today I want to return to one page of one of those books, the collection of ...
This is Part 2 of a series on telling the truth in relationship. In the last post, I promised to expose the cultural narratives that keep you silent, afraid, disempowered, and unknown, and also ...
Literature is important because it takes us beyond the facts to the truth. It shows us who we are as human beings and as human persons. We could go even further by insisting that literature is not ...
We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, universities and experts) is at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing ...
Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” — John 8:32. Truth is not optional. It is a requirement for democracy, rooted in something very basic: how ordinary people live ...