Truth subjective from "summary" of Decoding the Universe by Charles Seife
The concept of truth being subjective is a difficult one to accept. We are taught from an early age that truth is objective - that there is a single reality that we all share. But this is not necessarily the case. In fact, the truth can be quite different depending on our perspective. One of the reasons that truth is subjective is that our perception of reality is limited by our senses. We can only see a tiny fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum, hear a limited range of frequencies, and feel a small portion of the world around us. This means that our perception of reality is necessarily incomplete. Furthermore, our brains are not perfect recorders of reality. They filter and interpret the information that comes in through our senses, shaping our perception of the world. This means that what we perceive as truth is really just a representation of reality, filtered through our own biases and preconceptions. In addition, our understanding of th...
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