An honest approach to the truth

 

It’s interesting when you realize that we all approach things in life with a certain world view in mind. When we hear someone talk to us or, hear something on the radio, or TV, we see that idea presented through a certain lens. Sometimes this can keep us from coming to a knowledge of the truth.


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One of the greatest obstacles to you seeing the truth of something, or you conveying a truth to someone else, is a false belief system that is already in place in that person’s mind. And this is true if for only this one reason: The person with the false belief system will automatically be on the defensive because they will feel the need to defend their positions. The unfortunate thing is that this is often done by that person even at the expense of what they would willingly have to admit is true. So, they will hold their positions even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. This is known as intellectual dishonesty. It’s holding a position at all costs even when you know that it’s been proven wrong and you’ve lost that ground, for all intents and purposes. I would suspect that we’ve all witnessed this happening. And we have all likely done it ourselves. This is why we will often see two people engaged in a debate and both of them leaving without any change in the positions held before. How many times have you seen a debate end where one of them says, “You know what? You made an excellent point on this topic. You’ve totally changed my mind.” Yeah, I can’t remember that happening either. Obviously we know that two people with ideas in direct opposition to one another can’t both be right on everything. Someone has to be wrong on something.

But an honest pursuit of truth has to include a desire of wanting to know truth no matter where it may lead. I think that it’s important to find out whether the person we’re talking with has an attitude like this. And if it’s the case that it’s us being presented with an idea, we have to ask the same question of ourselves. Now, I don’t honestly expect someone who has held certain beliefs for 30-some years to be convinced of their error in only one day. It can often be a gradual process. And it’s all in the attitude of the presenter as well. If you approach someone with the attitude of winning the argument, you can win the argument but end up losing the person. So, you have to ask yourself, “Do you want to win the argument, or do you want to win the person?” This often takes humility on both sides. Sometimes our pride easily gets in the way of reaching people. It can easily happen. But what would happen if we saw ourselves in that other person? What If we just approached them the way we were before we knew something to be true?

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2 thoughts on “An honest approach to the truth”

  1. Brad, Powerful message and reminders. So grateful for this. I will need to reread and meditate on going deeper scriptures. Speaking truth in love(seeing myself in others), asking the holy spirit to open my eyes of my heart to scriptures & staying true guarding the word in my heart. A lot to meditate on.

    1. It’s something that we often miss in presenting truth to others. Getting someone to see and understand truth is more valuable than anything else.

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