Objective Truth

this is a project i did for english, and i like the thought process so much that i decided to show you.

Objective Truth:

The truth is Objective, like reality, and is independent of any and all conscious thought. The existentialist idea that “A person’s own convictions, not external rules, determine truth” is the falsest statement since religion and has no place in a serious field such as philosophy. The reasons for this are; reality is objective, the truth is derived from reality, and that truth, being based on reality, is also objective.

Reality is objective due to the fact that reality cannot be logically reasoned against. To say that a computer is really an apple tree out in Michigan, and the whole human race is mistaken in believing that it’s actually a computer is to claim that an A is actually a non-A. to this day, not a single person has been able to find an A that was actually a non-A, nor could they think one to reality, so we must assume that reality is objective and separate from the consciousness in all manners.

The truth is derived from reality. To persecute any person with a crime, we must be able to prove that they are guilty, and how do we do that? We gathered real evidence in order to expose the truth. Therefore it can be said that the truth is derived from reality (in this case, our evidence). Just as one cannot claim that the truth is that pigs can fly without some hard evidence, you cannot claim that the truth is separate from reality.

Furthermore, if we come to understand that reality is objective, and the truth is derived from reality, we can automatically assume that the truth is objective as well. One may bring up the point, however, that a man who has gone insane has his own truths, and therefore truth must be based on man to man and cannot be objective. This is not true; a man who has gone insane is described as such for he has lost his ability to perceive reality, therefore, without an ability to perceive reality he cannot come up with evidence, therefore, his “truth” is not truth at all.

So, we can safely and correctly come to the conclusion that truth can only be derived from reality, and that reality is independent of conscious thought and objective, so the truth must be objective and free from conscious thought. Therefore, the statement “A person’s own convictions, not external rules, determine truth” is completely and utterly false.