Science is not synonymous with truth and the law does not mean justice. The assertions of politicians to “follow the science” and raising expectations for the courts to mediate justice, have only … [Read more...]
Dancing with Truth or Something Else
TEXT Did you ever know something – know it in your bones? What I mean is the kind of certainty deep down where we know such things. But then, you discovered it wasn’t true? Truth. Oh, how we … [Read more...]
Facts Pointing the Way
Facts are measurable and verifiable. By themselves they do not tell the truth, but by themselves they often point to the truth. Here are some facts – measured, verified, and irrefutable. These are … [Read more...]
How to Win Back Your Heart (Not for the Faint of Heart)
There is an experience in seminary I want to slice open and so share its fruit with you. But I doubt I can do it justice. It has to do with the Bible – with entering into the text for the first … [Read more...]
Aristotle, Wittgenstein, and Rudy
“Truth isn’t truth” is just too ripe and juicy not to write about this week. Especially because, surprisingly, I might agree with Rudy Giuliani. Only those in the midst of a personal news blackout … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Truth & Fact
I have been thinking a lot about truth lately. When we hear from talking heads and politicians about fake news or such-and-such politician lying, it often has to do with facts more than truth. We … [Read more...]
The End Of Truth As We Know It
This post appeared first in The Finger Lakes Times, this week's installment in the "Denim Spirit" … [Read more...]