The Difference Between Truth and Knowledge
Truth is subjective and Knowledge is objective
After brief consideration of the best way to spend this Christmas morning, I have decided to explain to you why there is no such thing as objective truth.
Don’t worry. This is not the typical essay which tries to gaslight you into believing “it’s all narrative.” The confusion about truth and whether humans can ever know what’s real comes from a confusion about terminology. Specifically, the terms “truth” and “knowledge.”
“Truth” implies a completeness. “Knowledge” is objective, is scientific, but is inherently incomplete; there is always an infinity of knowledge left to discover.
Subjective Truth
The truth is subjective. The reason not to worry about this is because “subjective” doesn’t make it any less real. “I think therefore I am” expresses the most certain reality there is. Not all opinions are equally important under these terms. In fact, opinions are rendered ridiculous.
How do you know you weren’t born 5 minutes ago with implanted memories? You don’t. You couldn’t resolve this using objective knowledge — the question would be meaningless because it’s unfalsifiable. You could dismiss any evidence placed in front of you. If you were shown your original…
