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%EXCLUSIVE TRUTHS 771217
Exclusive truths undermine the affirmation of
contrasting truths. If 'two plus two equals four' is
regarded as an exclusive truth, then the contrasting truth
that 'two plus two equals ten' is not likely to be
affirmed. If that a piece of metal is black is regarded
as an exclusive truth, then the contrasting truths that it
may appear orange at a very high temperature, or appear
some other color when intensely illuminated with white
light against a soot background---are not likely to be
affirmed. If that light with certain spectrum wavelengths
is yellow is regarded as an exclusive truth, then the
truth that yellow lights from within that range can
together appear deep purple---is not likely to be
affirmed. Exclusive truths are presumed to transcend the
contexts of their validity and so occasion failures to
affirm complimentary and/or contrasting truths.
People who are exclusively objective and/or analytic
are likely to view truths as exclusive truths. They are
prone to characterize human relationships with what they
regard as exclusive truths. If you are not a thoughtless
patriot, you are of necessity a communist. If you are not
a moralistic Christian you are of necessity an evil
person. If you are not sexually inhibited, you must be an
irresponsible person. If you are not a legalist, you must
not respect law and order. The affirmation of limited
truths, as if they were ultimately and exclusively true,
thus occasion confusion, misunderstanding, and alienation.
Those who make Truth their ultimate concern are prone to
become focused upon exclusive truths and so become
idolaters who promote the condition of alienation called
sin.
Truth is contextual. The value of an affirmation
depends heavily upon the context of the affirmation---
because both its meaning and relevance are contextual. The
language of the affirmation will convey different meanings
in different situations. Thus no affirmation can have
ultimate value in all contexts, even though the ability
and freedom to make and accept affirmations is valuable in
all contexts. The ability and freedom to be in dialogue is
always valuable, and this value passes judgement upon all
other values.
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