What exactly is the truth? What is true and how do we determine this? Although these questions offer great similarity, they are two completely different questions. In order to determine what is true, we must evaluate what is considered the truth. Absolute statements are often relative to context such as language, setting, culture, and belief, however, although absolute facts might exist in theory, do we really have access to them? I believe that Absolute occurence is indeed irrelevant, just because something happens it doesn't mean it's true and that maybe something that didn't or hasn't happened yet is actually the truth. Human Actions such as exaggeration, perception and a sense of trust come into play when determine the truthfulness of something being told. First of all, absolute occurence is indeed irrelevant. Truth as it seems, doesn't exist. Tim O’Brien has attempted to tackle this subject in his book The Things They Carried. Readers often wonder if this book is true, is it based on facts, or is it real. Even if the occurrences in this …show more content…
For truth, there has to be trust. We have to trust the reliability of our sources to be able to believe them. However, how can we know if the people we trust are telling the truth or not? The answer is we don’t. This therefore makes truth abstract and up to interpretation. For example, If Alia comes into my room and tells me that she say a snake outside the hallway, the truth to me comes down to how much I trust her and her word since it something I can’t prove or back up with evidence. Whether she actually saw a snake or now, if i believe in her, that will essentially be what is considered true to me. However, if someone doesn't trust alia as much, she might dismiss her words and believe this to be a lie. Therefore this makes the truth a manner of perception, interpretation, and trust in others