Democles said:
I suppose I have been misunderstood by a few of you, my statement did not have for purpose to arouse your contention, I am merely attempting to find the truth, if I were in fact saying that only I hold the truth, as some of you seem to think, I probably wouldn't waste my time on this website. I have taken on a quest for truth, I actively and sincerely want to find the truth in this deceiving world, I was merely stating my understanding of truth according to my christian background, truth is eternal, it cannot be changed, otherwise, God would cease to be God, there would be no purpose in having faith, having faith in what? A truth that will change ten years from now? I want to find something deeper than that, something constant, whether it be a religion or some kind of organization, I know that God has placed his truth on the Earth and I don't believe that it would be everywhere at the same time, truth is not personal, it just is and no matter what we think or like to think, it is unchangable, therefore, I suggest one more time that we come together and come up with several criteria concerning that topic, if I offended you I am truly sorry, but see me as a friend trying to find the truth.
I have long sought truth. Let me ask you something, what truth are you searching for? What truth is it that you seek?
This is what I call, a basic "blueprint" for all living organisms, in which all life forms share commonalities within their structure. The blueprints are very basic and simplified distinctions. Within the structure of each organism there is a simplistic duality, and that is the distinction between inside and outside; inner and outer. What is outer is the environment, and what is inner, is the organism itself. The very first principle, is the principle of survival. What stands in the way of each organism's survival is the environment, and yet it is the environment itself that sustains an organism. The second principle is self-referential organization. An organism must organize itself in order to extract proper sustenance, to reproduce, and it must organize in order to avoid or confront hostilities.
In order for a more complex organism to organize in such a manner, it must gather information about the environment. This is done through perception, through sense organs [i.e. eyes, ears]. Everything has it's own timbre, texture, distinct characteristics that makes every object, every thing, and every experience unique. Along with the retrieval of information, each sensory experience is interpreted for the basis of survival [i.e. temperatures feel extreme or tolerable, objects feel sharp or soft]. In order for an organism to survive in a hostile environment, a motive or sensation must exist in order to help provide the necessary reactions to successfully adapt. Our emotions, feelings, and sensations are motivators; convincers and defense mechanisms requiring us to react according to what is percieved in the environment. Every experience is recorded and etched, and thus hostile and self-preserving values are placed on everything that has been perceived. Through personal experiences, we have the ability to recognize. Memory, being the essence of knowledge and truth, is the largest benefactor to the conscious mind itself. All truth is therefore subjective, extracted from an objective environment. Our perceptions and memories are unique as our fingerprints. Therefore, truth is just as personal and distinct as each individual; religion is as diverse as the people who are religious. Because we are confined by the limitations of our mind, incapable of grasping all objective truths, our subjective truths are always changing, always evolving with our conscious minds. What has not been percieved will always objectively exist, yet it does not exist because it has yet to enter the subjective human mind.
Here is my conclusion: We are built to survive, not comprehend all the mysteries of the vast universe. We are a mere reflection of our environment and the evolutionary process that has taken place. Error is a part of this process. There is no such thing as one truth because our truth is ultimately subjective. The essence of truth and knowledge is experience and memory; making truth itself different and unique among every individual because our experiences and memories themselves are unique. My truth is different from yours: my morals, my standards, my faith, my beliefs. We may percieve the same objective truths, but my truths will always be subjectively distinct.