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what is the truth?
I believe that the truth can be a dangerous thing. It is like a bomb: it can blow up in your face if you hold it wrong, and yet at the same time it is something invaluable to have around. Without the truth there would be no real knowledge – just assumptions made on top of other assumptions until all meaning had been lost.
People often seek the truth for its own sake. They want to find out about life in order to live their lives well. I respect this motive, but it is not my main purpose.
I seek the truth in order to destroy it. Once I have an answer, you will no longer need that answer, and therefore won't miss it when I take it away from you.
Of course, in order to destroy the truth I must first learn what it is. That is why your topic interests me so much.
I will try to be as exact as I can. The truth is a very confusing thing, and many people have different ideas about what it really is. Perhaps the best way to proceed would be for me to provide you with some examples of things that people think are true but aren't.
Take a simple statement such as 'the sky is blue'. This seems like it would be easy to verify. Just look up at the sky, and see for yourself that it is blue.