Trailblazer
Veteran Member
Spiritual Truth is a constant since it never changes. Elaboration is necessary to explain what I mean by that.Now, what about Truth. Is it a constant or not?
Scriptures of various religions contain the truth because the first part of religion refers to spiritual truth and it is the same in every religion. Spiritual truth is eternal and it will never be abrogated; it is faith, knowledge, certitude, justice, piety, righteousness, trustworthiness, love God, love your neighbor, benevolence, purity, detachment, humility, meekness, patience and constancy.
However, these spiritual truths are renewed in every age because the human virtues noted above disappear and only the form of religion subsists.
“These divine qualities, these eternal commandments, will never be abolished; nay, they will last and remain established for ever and ever. These virtues of humanity will be renewed in each of the different cycles; for at the end of every cycle the spiritual Law of God—that is to say, the human virtues—disappears, and only the form subsists.” Some Answered Questions, p. 47
Bring up anything you want. I go back to my original P.O.V. whenever I get new information that leads me there. For example, I thought my tenant was telling the truth when he said he had sent the rent payments for September and October in the mail as money orders, but then when I went to the PO box last night and they were not there after a week, I thought he must have been lying because mail only takes two days at most. So I asked him for proof that he had sent them, scanned copies of the money order receipts showing he had made them out to me and the amount, attached to an e-mail. I was not expecting to get these but he did provide them and that is what I call objective evidence, so now he has to figure out how to replace the lost money orders and resend them to me.Very well. I'm sure you'll understand, then, if I bring up any occasion where you go back to your original P.O.V. after changing it.
Okay, that sounds reasonable and fair.My thinking is very simple.
I present an idea which I believe to represent reality as accurately as possible. I then present my reasons for holding that belief. If anyone disagrees, they can present their idea and explain why my idea is less accurate than theirs.
I, likewise, will explain why I find someone else's view less accurate than mine if I believe it is less accurate.
However, I am not trying to win and prove that my own view is the best. If someone presents an alternative view and I find that it is better than mine, I will abandon my original view and embrace the new view.