In Response to Austin's question...

Will we ever understand what truth really is? To be honest, I picked this question not to answer it, mostly because I do not know the answer. But what I do have, is an opinion about the question. I feel as if behind this question there are many other questions. The first question to maybe understanding what truth is, what do we feel about the truth. Is the truth a negative or positive entity in our social world? By definition, we know what truth is. But through strict definitions, we can't fully understand it's meaning. It's identity. To me, the truth must be heard. It has to be known. Harsh as it can be, it's liberating effects cannot be underestimated. Sometimes we see the truth as too revealing, or sometimes needs to be hidden in consideration of our feelings. But if we continue to live in lies, the human body, as it does so well, will adapt. It will adapt into a world where the truth will always be hidden. We will become emotionally softened to the truth. We wouldn't be able to handle the truth. With no truth, can there be progress? Truth can be seen to be a gateway to seeing the world, analyzing it, then deciding on how to respond to the truth. If all we know are lies, then how can we go about to solving issues. So to somewhat answer Austin's question, the truth can be the pathway to progress.

Frustrating Search For Truth

Truth, runs through the fingers of philosophers and theorists like sand. The harder you clasp, the more the sand gets pushed away from your grasp, and the harder you try, the further it emits its elusive characteristics. Simple truth, basic questions that can be answered by looking in a book, or looking up online, can be found with effort. Some truths though, seem to be impossible to reached. As I look on the news, I wonder what is truth, and what is a creation of the media world. What do we really know about the war in the Middle East, if we are not physically there? What are we truly fighting for? Who are we truly fighting? What are we in search of? We have become so dependent on indirect media to tell us what we want to believe is truth. Frustration builds within me when limitations are placed upon my search for truth. Only if the our knowledge of the truth was a right, and not a privilege in our country. There is no consequence for those who retain the truth from us.

Will we ever know the truth about our countries historical event, and current events?

Do you feel if we can handle the dirty truths of our country?