The Subtly of Assumption and The Likeness of Truth

The subtly of assumption can loosen the grip on reality. Taking information the mind collects and filtering it through what is believed to be true is how we process and understand that information. In order to process information, our personal belief system filters incoming information into two basic categories, factual and assumption based belief. Mathematics pushes us towards factual based belief processing, as simple math displays numerical truth with little need for assumption. As the complexity of math increases, we tend to apply numerical truth to simplify. Truth not from theory, but from fact. Assumption based belief, now that's a different story all together. All human beings are born with emotions, and we use them to project our belief of yet proven truth, with assumption. Assumption is both a gift and a curse. Our assumptions can prove our intuition and best use of experience. The assumptions we make can prove to be insight. They can also prove us foolish. In all reality, intelligent deductive reasoning is an itemized list of assumptions. Choose wisely which one you call the truth.

Every word ever spoken, each word you and I have ever read was written by a human being born with the same emotions we possess. Assuming the text books we read are correct, factual or with the truth, we can assume the knowledge we gain reading and understanding them is also correct, or true. We make these assumptions everyday, we also form opinions based on assumption although we might not like to admit it.

Seeing is only believing, if we assume there is no illusion. The great differences in our use of assumption should not take away from the likeness of truth. It's the likeness of truth that allows us to believe in it.

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Archie Papa...