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By Philip Greene (about the author)
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So why do we seek Truth instead of fact? In Truth, we control the outcome. Any result that is not coherent with our desired conclusion, we may reject out of faith in our Truth.
Fact, on the other hand, leads us where it wills, whether or not we wish to go there. It is – can be – a very frightening journey, and one that brings us to places we would rather not go.
This young man who is my student, is a bright and promising young man. His journey, whether to Truth or Fact, is just beginning.
It is my hope that he will choose the right path – the path of Fact over Truth. But in the very act of thinking that, I impose upon him my Truth and, in doing so, potentially deny him the very thing I wish him to have – that freedom from the comfortable lies of Truth and the incessant dissatisfaction of seeking the undeniable Fact upon which he may build his own Truth.
What then, is the answer to this dilemma?
For succor, I remember the words of Albert Einstein: I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
Become a Fan -- Page 3 of 3 page(s)
Fact, on the other hand, leads us where it wills, whether or not we wish to go there. It is – can be – a very frightening journey, and one that brings us to places we would rather not go.
This young man who is my student, is a bright and promising young man. His journey, whether to Truth or Fact, is just beginning.
It is my hope that he will choose the right path – the path of Fact over Truth. But in the very act of thinking that, I impose upon him my Truth and, in doing so, potentially deny him the very thing I wish him to have – that freedom from the comfortable lies of Truth and the incessant dissatisfaction of seeking the undeniable Fact upon which he may build his own Truth.
What then, is the answer to this dilemma?
For succor, I remember the words of Albert Einstein: I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
For 12 years, as a professional journalist, I covered education, environmental legislation, criminal courts, and politics. Throughout my career, I described myself as from the "Dragnet School of journalism -- Just the facts, ma'am, just the (more...)
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Truth Fact Reality
by arlen custer on Monday, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:28:02 AM
Truth, Fact, reality
by Philip Greene on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at 6:01:29 AM
Seeing It That Way Is Being Lost
by arlen custer on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:35:55 AM
Truth Belief and Reality
by Philip Greene on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:08:06 PM
The reason the world is so screwed up
by arlen custer on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:37:35 AM
Physical is all that matters to us here
by arlen custer on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:04:51 AM
episteme
by William Whitten on Monday, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:38:48 PM