No human possesses knowledge of eternal truth
By Letter to the Editor on February 6, 2021.
Editor:
The Courts of Justice, including the U.S. Supreme Court, heard all the allegations of fraudulent votes and found no evidence of irregularity. The Supreme Court has the judges nominated by Republican Party in majority. And yet many Americans are still convinced that the election was stolen. The United States are living in a dystopian nightmare where facts are manufactured and truth is a tool of convenience.
Anyone who claims to possess absolutely indisputable knowledge of truth, despite the evidence against it, is delusional or insane. You would think it is impossible to trust such persons with power. Sad fact is, it has happened many times in history. This is why to have the system of checks and balances is vitally important.
No human is perfect. Even in science a fact is the hypothesis that works at a given time and a situation. Isaac Newton was challenged by Albert Einstein’s Relativity. Einstein was challenged by Quantum Entanglement. Yet sadly, false gods are still used as the tools of subjugation.
Many of us believe in God but are not 100 per cent sure. That’s why it is called “faith” not knowledge. Many people swear that what they believe is indisputable. That’s contradiction in terms. We call it belief or faith because we don’t know for sure.
It is like waiting. Waiting is unsettling because, though we hope whoever or whatever we are waiting for will come eventually, we are not 100 per cent sure. There is no such thing as “absolute certainty” in life. Everything in life is fluid and unpredictable. No one knows everything. Any human who claims the possession of the knowledge of the eternal truth is a liar.
Religious fundamentalism has no base. No one has any right to exercise absolute power for ever. Neither can any human who demands absolute obedience.
Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui
Lethbridge
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Thanks Tad. I couldn’t have said it better myself. I always enjoy reading your letters.
agreed, dc. another heartfelt entry from tad – thank you. we may wish to consider that the mind thinks and the heart knows.