Dennis Nelson (NELSOND@ny-smtp.army.mil)
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 19:14:19 -0400
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 19:14:19 -0400 From: Dennis Nelson <NELSOND@ny-smtp.army.mil> Subject: Re: learning in the 21st Century -Reply
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Marcia P. wote in part: >>>There are still people who believe in the
transmission model and that the absolute truth is out there somewhere.
When I think that one day the fact that the Earth was flat was
considered to be an absolute and external truth, and women were
burned in fire for making scientific experiments... Everything
with the bless of the Church and the dominant order, of course.
I wonder which kind of ethernal truths we are taking for granted
today.<<<
Perhaps we should define eternal truths.
Truth is neither opinion or fact. It is a relationship. In truth, if this occurs,
this follows. If this doesn't occur, this follows.
Eternal means it always was true, always will be true, regardless of the
combination of facts and other factors involved.
Eternal truths may or may not align with someone's beliefs, opinions,
observations, characterizations, representations or misrepresentations
or selflessness or self interest.
Eternal truths exist whether we label them or not, accept them or not,
recognize them or not, whether they are sanctioned or not.
They apply equally across all speres, realms and planes; to the physical,
emotional or spiritual. If one person can prove one exception to the
external truth, by definition the eternal truth isn't an eternal truth -- it was
something else.
The words "the earth was flat", however we label the phrase, was
and is something other than an eternal truth.
Eternal truths rarely are taken for granted. We take for granted that we
can ignore, disclaim or escape eternal truths. Our lives and ouo little time or space for us to see,
recognize or believe that what we might label good or bad happened in
accordance with our actions as aligned with an eternal truth: e.g., we
reap what we sow.
To continue to physically exist in a microcosmic society, we might have
to believe or go along with someone beliefs for a period of time, but if
eternal truths dictate, that physical survival for us may have serious
emotional or spiritual consequences for us, or even physical
consequences other than death for us or others: tho we continue to
physically survive a relatively short time, in comparison to the eternal
truth.
Truly understood, eternal truths are not scary, they just are. And if we
all would work to define them, we would see and understand they
benefit each and all of us, and our relationships with each other:
physically, emotionally and spiritually.
The only ones who have to fear from eternal truths are those who for
those own purposes want to manipulate others.
Do we want for neighbors those who believe truth is relative and
therefore the rules apply as we make them up and as we desire to
change them, or do we want neighbors who believe there are eternal
truths, among them that to in any way on purpose harm our neighbor will
in some way harm ourselves?
Dennis
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