Exclusive vs. Elusive Truth

I agree with much of what the colonel said in his last post. I was especially struck by his assertion that we must strive for what the truth is while simultaneously recognizing that we are most likely wrong.

This is correct - truth, in the cosmological sense in which we've been discussing it, is most likely ultimately elusive. I disagree, however, that these truths are beyond our minds. While it is true that we have self-imposed constraints on our minds, the idea is not to stop there. Instead, I would say that we need to work on removing some of these constraints.

It is through methods such as the taoist path or buddhist meditation that we can learn to begin to "think outside the box," as it were. Truth is not exclusive, however elusive it might be. What we must do is find the particular path that will lead us to our own particular truth.

This is why the concepts of Out There, the Peace, and the Fear are not a religion, they are simply a way of conceptualizing the universe. It is not about getting to some ill-defined heaven, or even about any kind of afterlife. As such, it is not about "eternal reward," but happiness in the here and now.

-the ambassador