I recently read a really interesting book by Thomas Rid. It resonates well considering the times we now live in. Mr. Rids assessment of two common understandings of truth (and opposing realities) is truly enlightening when contrasting the tensions and ideologies projected at the general public around the world. The first being a sort of reductionist view that truth can be derived from analytical assessment, objective reasoning and when these mechanisms align with facts, real and honest data and with experimental results we can agree on the "truth of the matter." There is another truth however... this one corresponds to beliefs, ideologies and personal values/opinions... exploiting one or the other can create a sort of chaos that keeps us divided, unaware and misguided. The useful idiot can be manufactured so easily. Sadly.
Ideology matters. Integrity matters. I like to think that the rigorous definition of truth outweighs the "beliefs." But Feelings based on manipulation with carefully constructed lies cause wars, deeply divide populations and harm the relationships we have. AND while we're all caught up in that emotional conflict, crazy things can and do happen. Social engineering is nothing new.
These days it's harder than ever to stay objective. To filter out the noise and winnow out the truth.
Let us hope society can evolve form this state of affairs.
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