The First Expectation
So many of us claim we want to know the truth in our judicial system, doctor's offices, and even from our kids, if there is any. But, do we really want to know? How many of us are actually lying? The benign phrase “How are you today?” followed with “I'm fine and how are you? Just great, thank you.” just rings of truth in my book. So common it is to be polite at the expense of truth.
How many of us have heard the phrase “if it sounds to good to be true... it probably is”? Being an INTJ let's investigate a little more. What is actually being said here? Did you know that the truth needs no support... it stands as is. The truth is the truth. If an event happened or if a device is real well, everything around it demonstrates that it is real even if it sounds to good to be. However, a lie is different. For a lie to work it has to sound reasonable to the listener. So, I see the phrase “to good to be true” a self-deception; If this phrase is believed it can filter one's understanding to the point of being a self-imposed lie while actual truth is rejected.
In my book, I have learned to examine ideas and things associated with “to good to be real” and run from perceptions of rational compliance. Sherlock Holmes and Spock (from Star Trek) have both been heard saying “when you have eliminated the possible that that remains, no matter how improbable, is the truth”. Herman Cain, a republican presidential candidate, was accused of sexual harassment. Well, the liberal democratic media confronted him with the allegations expecting a spin of some sort instead he stated “yep, it happened”. It is incredible how powerful the truth is... No spin, no survey, no coverup team, and no story.
In my book, if “something” sounds sane and rational it is probably a lie. If it sounds as fruity or loony as I have never heard or conceived, even to stretching the boundaries of my understanding, well then, watch out it has the real markings of a truth... I may need to know.
Conclusion, truth often sounds to unbelievable to be true.
The Second Expectation
The truth stretches our understanding. So many of us get tired or lazy, we don't want to listen and rundown facts to support what comes our way. We lie to our selves to cover our fatigue or laziness instead of just shelving the possible truth until we are better equipped to follow up on them. It's funny, in the last few weeks I have been working with certificate servers. A security device that is designed to know if it is being lied to by remote systems. The system runs certificates to ground to reveal intruders. One computer holds the main certificate which is self signed all the other computers that wish to communicate have certificates that are signed by the one or a progenitor of the one. Now , if a system attempts to use the network resources then the resource system must run the users certificate to the one's self signed certificate or to an established progenitor of the one. This description is like truth. If someone comes to us with an idea or thing do we not have to compare it to what we know to be true until it complies, proves to be self-signed, or is reject-able as an intruder.
“Self Evident” we find these words in the Declaration of Independence. Our founding fathers used this term “We declare these truths to be self evident”. Even our founding fathers knew the importance of self signed certificates pertaining to truth. They knew of the truths of the existence of God and that God gave man the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness stamping them self signed... standing alone. If anyone attempts to infiltrate the line of truth they stick out like flares at night.
It is great amusement watching educated people attempt to deceive us. Like with Mr. Cain's altercation, the media assumed to be pointing at him as a flawed candidate because he is a sexual deviant. But, in their mock up of their perception of known truth, to us it fell flat when Cain claimed the truth. The event happened. Self signed statement with real supporting evidence. He is a sexual deviant. This is not self signed so we have to look harder at the source until we find a self signed truth... which we didn't. This testifies against the media as being creditable.
The tea party is the same way. They use self signed or supported by self signed arguments in their rational. The most important being God lives. Those that throw out God can not get a self signed signature from Him for their arguments. And, if they attempt to inject lies it is hard to make them stick without His endorsement.
Conclusion, truth is always self signed and able to support scrutiny.
The Third Expectation
The truth is not always easy to see. The traditions of our fathers may cloud our eyes if we don't challenge our own understanding. Excepting an understanding of a concept without seeing an example of it in at lease 3 of the 4 ways we draw understanding (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual), we are assuming a truth not verifying it.
Education falls into this category. Often lessons are based on faulty logic and political reasoning. Truth needs no rational support. Truth isn't found in a political agenda. Truth is the self-signed certificate that a rational idea needs for support. A political agenda requires truth as a foundation to hold water. Agenda based educational propaganda clouds our minds and blinds our eyes. Schools are to be scrutinized continually to maintain a solid connection to a foundation of truth.
Conclusion, truth can only be covered in false tradition, poor understanding, and deviant agendas not changed.
