The Truth

The truth is there is no absolute truth...but then again, I might be lying to you, right? I mean, after all, there is no absolute truth. :D Interesting points of view Savater has in his second chapter. He does make a very important statement, however. Fire can and WILL burn you, no matter how you call it. You might as well call it water, knowing that actual water doesn't burn you (unless it's boiling), and it will most definitely burn you.

So according to Savater, there may be an infinity of points of view and so called truths, but the final result, the "real thing", is supposed to be the same in every channel...no matter how you call it. So if there's an infinity of truths, one in each mind, who are we meant to trust? Is skepticism the way to go? Should we question every single person and law in the world, just to feel safer? Will it even do any good to question everything else, if you're gonna end up questioning yourself? It just goes on and on.

I say we should just trust ourselves; trust our own instincts. Yes, even if that leads us to mistakes, because human beings learn from mistakes. Well, most of them. Do whatever you think is right, but DO IT. Do whatever has worked best for you in the past. Nice and simple.

As we already know, the world is full of brains. Each brain with a very unique point of view. There are brains that are "right", brains that are "wrong", and brains that are just seeking benefits for themselves or want to harm you when it comes to asking their opinion.

A very simple example is asking for a street address. Remember, fire BURNS whether you call it fuego or feu. So in this case, you're gonna get DIRECTIONS, different kind of directions, but directions nonetheless. Not to be mistaken with the fact that you are going to end up in the same place with any kind of directions. Here's how it works:

Let's say you're in a city you don't really know much about. So you ask person number one. He tells you to go right on the first street, then walk 3 blocks, and left again. Person number 2 instead, tells you to walk 1 block, and then 3 blocks to the right. You're supposed to end up on the same location. 2 different truths, but with the same result. Person number 3  doesn't know what he/she is talking about and sends you in a whole different direction. Weird enough, there are more than one place that are known by the same name. So there are 3 different truths, but just 2 lead you where you want to go. Person number 4 feels like being funny and sends you to a whole different town. 4 different truths now. So like I said, you want to choose the safest, most reliable option, so you do what's always worked before. You take a taxi. :D