Is “Truth” useful?

Had an interesting conversation yesterday about the nature of Truth, and whether it is possible to determine What Is True.

Earlier last week, I had a disagreement with someone on a point of philosophy, and said: “good luck with that.  Let me know how that works out for you.”

 

He thought I was being insulting, or at least snide.  Well…maybe.  But the reality is that I was also being totally honest.

 

Is there reality?  Let’s assume so, because the opposite assumption ends the conversation.

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