Truth is subjective – only as accurate as the belief of the observer allows it to be.
Our thoughts and beliefs, all too often, are inherited and generational.
As T.S. Kuhn said of new discoveries in science: A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
This has been the basis and reasoning behind my internal urge to discover the truth for myself. I’ve wanted to uncover a framework that explained everything, instead of just relying on what those before me decided was correct.
But what is truth, other than something we believe to be 100 percent accurate in our own lives?
Truth Cannot Be Universal
If truth must be based on our own belief system, then truth can never be universal and is only as accurate as the belief of the observer allows it to be.
Common truths are only so because the majority of people agree that they are true. We see this in science, policy, religion, and just about everywhere else, constantly.
When the majority decides that something else is true, then it must be so, even if we have to wait for an older generation to die to make it that way.
Respect and Understanding
It’s important to respect our ancestors, but to understand that their belief systems and truths were based on the limited knowledge of their space and time reality.
Belief is always in flux.
Truth is ever-changing.
The Observer Creates the Observation
This insight connects to everything we know about consciousness and quantum mechanics. The observer affects the observed. Your beliefs don’t just interpret reality – they shape what reality shows you.
Two people can look at the exact same situation and see completely different truths. Neither is lying. Each is seeing what their belief system allows them to see.
This isn’t relativism or saying nothing matters. It’s recognizing that your framework determines your findings. Change the framework, and the findings change too.
Why This Matters
If truth is subjective, then you have more power than you realized. You’re not just discovering truth – you’re participating in its creation through what you choose to believe and focus on.
The question isn’t “what is true?” but “what beliefs serve the life I want to live?”
Recognize that your current truths are temporary. They’re based on your current level of understanding, which will expand. What feels absolutely certain today may seem limited tomorrow.
Stay curious. Stay humble. And keep questioning what you think you know.
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