So, Why Do You Value Truth?

[aurum]

18 hours ago, Someone here said:

Happiness/bliss and Love generate truth.. as does Truth generate pleasure and Love..because they are the same thing. So it's a two-sided way . I always wondered about what I value most .. truth or happiness?  And everytime I contemplate this question I answer : happiness obviously. 

Because love/bliss/ happiness are "faster" than Truth..because Love is a bit more closer to Truth than Truth is.

 

Omg look at the hippy things you made me say 

That doesn't track at all.

You can have happiness without truth. And why would love be closer to truth than truth?

[Breakingthewall]

Because lies bind you in stupidity, and once bound, you slowly rot.

[Spiritual Warrior]

A lot of good answers here.

For me, I would rather navigate through life with an understanding of Truth, rather than being blind as a fucking bat and swinging at things randomly. It's nonsensical to me to live like this. 

And I do think that it will make my life experience more enjoyable in the long run. 

Edited Saturday at 12:30 PM by Spiritual Warrior

[Santiago Ram]

Because if I dont commit myself to Truth, I will just be playing words games and spinning my wheels forever.

No amount of religion, self-help, philosophy or spirituality will get me anywhere if I dont value Truth.

Edited Saturday at 06:30 PM by Santiago Ram

[Oppositionless]

I'm not sure I value truth . For example, if absolute truth was materialism and nihilism, I can't say for sure I would still value it. The fact that truth coincides with unconditional love and immortality , makes me question my motives . Maybe I don't value truth , maybe I just value immortality . I'm not sure.

Then again, the materialist worldview doesn't actually seem that bad. Eternal sleep, no existential responsibility , no more drama . It's certainly better than the fear of going to hell, or kissing some dictator-god's ass for eternity . But if that was absolute truth, I don't think I'd value truth at all. Or I would, but only to the extent that it prevents punishment in hell.

Edited Saturday at 11:05 PM by Oppositionless

[Breakingthewall]

On 13/4/2025 at 1:03 AM, Oppositionless said:

I'm not sure I value truth . For example, if absolute truth was materialism and nihilism, I can't say for sure I would still value it. The fact that truth coincides with unconditional love and immortality , makes me question my motives . Maybe I don't value truth , maybe I just value immortality . I'm not sure.

Then again, the materialist worldview doesn't actually seem that bad. Eternal sleep, no existential responsibility , no more drama . It's certainly better than the fear of going to hell, or kissing some dictator-god's ass for eternity . But if that was absolute truth, I don't think I'd value truth at all. Or I would, but only to the extent that it prevents punishment in hell.

The only reason because truth is good is because lies are shit. 

If you lose yourself in the labyrinth of lies, you will gradually enter a maze called hell, where you will be disconnected from yourself, a kind of undead but not alive vampire, eternally dissatisfied. It is not a plan that anyone with even a little discernment would choose.