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Three Kinds of Truth
April 10, 2015
— #NaPoWriMo, iris, poetry, truth
iris only looks up
There are three separate kinds of truth in the world:
Empirical has backing of indisputable evidence, proven fact
Cultural is believed by everyone in our group without question
Rhetorical is instilled through language, debated into being
iris only looks up
These tributaries of veracity flow from different mountains:
Facts fall vertically from the highest peaks of observed reality
Tribal beliefs are instilled from birth with social hill climbing
The waterfall of rhetoric is loud and impressively massive
iris only looks up
Politicians are dealers in rhetoric designed to sway opinions
Cultures have blind spots that obscure parts of the total picture
Empirical truth is obvious, amplifying proof, ignoring prejudice
The well of pure truth will quench your thirst only if you draw from it
NaPoWriMo 2015
Ride the poetry train with some very creative and witty folk here during the month of April.
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I deem it an honour that you used one of my articles on truth as a template for yours. Thank you.
I think about it all the time…it is central to understanding humans…
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I love this poem .. it’s truth and yet it clarifies. The photos are simply gorgeous. To have your garden.. would be wonderous
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