Truth: A Study

TRUTH: A STUDY If a man does not discover the truth in its absolute sense, by his very nature, he will continuously pursue his search until he finds the absolute truth. Some people argue that there is nothing like Absolute Truth. Everything is relative, they say. Every claim to truth is socially constructed. They claim that truth is subjective, i.e., each person has his own truth. Something that appears true to one person need not be accurate for someone else. In other words, they argue that truth is something relative; it is not something real. One can put it thus: ‘There is no full stop in truth, only commas.’ This way of thinking is entirely erroneous. There are no logical or rational grounds for this sort of hypothesis. In this world, everything that man accepts, he does so in an absolute sense. It is the way human nature is. If man does not discover something in its absolute sense, he continuously pursues his search until he finds it. For example, in ancient times, man knew little about the sun and the solar system. Nevertheless, he sought to investigate these phenomena for thousands of years until he finally discovered their reality. He remained continuously engaged in this search until he arrived at this discovery. The same happens in all other fields of knowledge, too. For thousands of years, man was engrossed in research in different areas and is still thus engaged. He keeps up his research as long as he does not discover the reality