August 25, 2007
Hello bloggers! How am I? Very good indeed. I love to blog about a lot of stuffs and many of these are my private thoughts. They are not really private since they're posted online for others to view, however, what I meant was these thoughts were what I thought about during my private time alone.
To my secret readers, you know who you are, thank you for your time. And I will be blogging more as I go along. Once again, this is my blog, or rather, this is the Internet. I cannot fully say that everyone agrees with what I write, but there must be some room for discussions. It doesn't matter as long as the discussion is friendly and opened. However, it doesn't mean I would be taking in any forms of 'ideologies' from you if I happen to disagree with yours, so do be prepared for that.
Alright, recently, I came across a shop selling Christian items. Pretty impressive indeed! They've got lots of interesting items on the shelves and honestly, they look pretty tempting to me. Then I happened to see a t-shirt with some wonderful designs and printed words on it. Those words are, "Truth is not relative. Truth is Truth.". I thought, maybe this person who wrote this has gotta be kidding. Because according to me, this person has already been blinded by religion. First off, I do not want to make Christianity seem like a religion that some Tom, Dick or Harry should believe in. Secondly, I have no intentions of making Christianity look like an evangelical machine that constantly
terrorizes the planet. And finally, I do not like Christianity to be looked upon as a religion; or a vital truth; or an absolute, flawless, unchallengeable and unquestionable belief system. It is pretty much secluded from dialectic investigations as much of its content still remains unquestionable by Christians. Well, I heard that if one is a Christian, he or she puts his or her belief in Jesus Christ, and trusts God in all areas of their lives. But this should not stop them from questioning about faith, reality, or truth.
Again, like I mentioned before, truth has some degree of relativity in it. It is
the agreement with fact or reality. There is, in reality, no single definition of truth about which the majority of philosophers agree. What seems to work for you may not work for another person. What makes sense to you may not make sense to another person. So truth is relative in many degrees. To Christians, God is Truth. That is because God is already the symbol of goodness and positivity, while Satan, on the contrary, is the symbol of evil and destruction. Truth is subjective to many people because many of us handle truth in many different ways. Some of us cannot handle the truth, while some of us are much stronger in dealing with what lies in our path. God is there in times of need and trouble (if you believe He is there), but different people react differently to God's (Truth) presence. Non-believers don't even know God's presence, due to their unbelief, so they are out of the picture. Christians or believers in God handle God's presence differently from one another. Same thing applies for truths, for facts, for realities and for belief systems. They are all subjected to categorization, classification, and biasness.
So who in the frog's well would say that "TRUTH IS NOT RELATIVE"? Impossible. As a believer, I could declare, in my heart, that Jesus is truth. But to others, Jesus may not be truth. It seems true to me, but it doesn't seem true to others as well. So is Jesus really TRUE? I dare not declare any further because others would counter-declare my statement that same way I declared mine. So truth is subjected to individual's opinions based upon their social locations and social institutions that influence them. TRUTH IS THEREFORE NOT ABSOLUTE!
Absolution is a term used to disguise the facts of reality. It is basically an excuse to boycott all forms of relative discussions, and it makes people's minds closed up against all odds. Absolution is the enemy of liberal thoughts, free choices, rightful beliefs and thus, the enemy of democracy.
The last sentence that follows this junk phrase was, "Truth is truth". But my answer to this is that truth is still subjected to various discourses. It really depends on how others view truth in different light. And truth is NO TRUTH until it is united under one clear definition. But other than universal truth, which is stated in the dictionary, there is no fixed definition to this terminology. Therefore, it is still subjected to debates, discourses, and ceaseless questions against its reliability and completeness.
On the whole, I think that it is a serious problem when Christians are taking their faith a little too far off the edge, by declaring Christianity an ultimate truth and simply ignoring the fact that others might not think the same way. I would not do that... although I myself know that God is good all the time, I do not usually tell people in the face that God is the ultimate solution and then, fullstop. This is just not me, really. I would say that God works best for those who believes in Him - not in His existence, not in His abilities or power, not in His might or miracles - but in ways which Jesus showed His love and compassion towards people.
Christianity's truth is available for debate, however, the love of the one who sacrificed his life for his friends is a clear sign that religion is a bad stereotype upon Christianity.
In closing, I want to clarify my stand of why I hate religion. Religion is a combination of many organized rituals. And rituals are fixed customs or traditions which is set up in a way that believers should follow. Although rituals have certain religious purposes, they are nothing more than doing for the sake of doing it. And this applies to other religions as well. What tragically makes Christianity into a religion is the falsehood of the Crusades, and the many silly rituals early "Christians" partake that brought a shameful generalization upon the believers of God. And mind you, the Templar Knights are worshippers of Baphomet, Satan, in short. So you see, it is only the ignorants that brought tragedy upon themselves.
I am firm with my belief that God is the symbol and centre of all morality, goodness and positivity. Believing in His existence, means believing that goodness exists. Believing in God involves believing in the devil, and that for sure, I do. Because if I do not believe in the devil, I am escaping reality saying evil do not exist, which is absurd. The existence of God and the devil is inevitable for there must be a balance, or else, discernments cannot occur. If discernments cannot take place, there would be no free choice. Without free choice, the world will be locked in a frame of absolution and strict prevalence of law without ethics. Besides, one would be mocking God for not giving man free will to choose or make decisions.
So in summary...
1) Truth has no definitions. Truth is relative.
2) Truth is subjected to various opinions, so are faith, reality, and facts.
3) Christianity is never a religion or a ritual. It is a system that guides a person's discernment and decision-priority-making in order to acquire the Higher Standard.
4)Universal truth looks like an absolute terminology, but it certainly has relative meanings. What seems absolute is not totally absolute, unless it is of personal or private matter.
(i.e. Principles and values are your absolutes because you possess them and no one else is able to correct them unless you change your thoughts or belief system. That's how fixed your personal values are, and to you, they ARE ULTIMATE truth, something which you consistently EMBRACE)5) Do not be fooled by Christian slogans. Not so profound meanings are usually the ones that would stumble any passer-by. Instead, I urge all Christians to apply critical thought in everything they do.
