For the purpose of this discussion, we will take the following as unarguable truth....
There is a higher being, which for want of a more convenient term we shall call "God"
That this "God" is Omnipotent
That the word "omnipotent shall be understood to be an absolute term meaning nothing more or less than "All Powerful"
That this omnipotence therefore allows"God" to make absolutely anything true... regardless of any other considerations...
Taking all of this, do you agree that we must be open to the idea of multiplicity of truth, that is the idea that two or more opposite, contradictory, exclusive events, ideas or things can be true at the same time as denying the truth of the other.... in other words, given the above, can you believe that black is the opposite of white, coterminous and equal to white, not a colour at all and a dog, all at the same time.... even though the truth of one of these statements is denied by at least one of the other two... and if omnipotence opens the possibility of multiplicity of truth, how can we be sure what truth is...
Truth is a hard thing to follow.For not alot of people believe in truth when it comes to the bible or god.They think it may be false because they don't understand or don't want to understand if god is real or not.
This may never be answear until we are dead and then only then will we know the truth.JM
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good points one and all... but I'm not here to debate what truth is... merely to ask if, given an omnipotent deity (which for the purpose of this discussion we will accept as an immutable fact, no arguing!!) do we have to accept that the truth given to us is the only truth... in other words, can 2+2=4, 56 and a sperm whale all at the same time, while being impossible for 2+2 to bequal 4, 56 or a sperm wahle, at the same time as it is....
Omnipotence or "all powerfulness" is not an existent characteristic as illustrated in the paradox, "Could an all powerful being create a stone so heavy even he could not lift it?"
Since the existence of omnipotence is necessary for the possibility of multiple truths, it follows from this that multiple truths also do not exist.
The way I see it is that the there is ONE Truth and then there are different versions of the Truth. A good example? Watch Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and then get back to me.
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Nov 1st, 2004 11:03 PM
Ytaker agreed with me once on October 9th, 2004
