Does Truth Still Exist?

"I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life"- Jesus Christ

How many of you exist? Just 1 or about 8.267 billion?

It's an honest question. One that I have been asking as of late because it seems Truth is no longer fashionable.

Was it ever fashionable? Let's think about this carefully.

To start we should define what Truth is so we can see if by definition, it ever existed at all.

Truth as defined by Grok: "Truth is whatever remains to be true even after you have done your absolute worst to prove it false - and then spent another 10 years trying harder."

Truth as denied by Meta: "At its core, truth refers to the property of being in accord with fact or reality."

Truth as defined by the internet: "that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality."

So now that we have Truth defined, this should be a simple question to answer right? Not quite.

If you remember the question asked earlier as far as how many of you exist, you were probably puzzled and said, "there is only one of me". So let me elaborate. There is only one of you that exists. But there are different versions of you in the eyes of everyone else.

And now we get to the crux of the question. Truth is hard to determine when so many people see or hear different things. A story I grew up with was about an individual who made a paper hat. On one side the hat was red, on the other side it was green. Everywhere the individual went people saw the respective color they were facing. And everyone swore the color that they saw was the correct color. It created a feud between the folks. Who was right? Who was wrong? The individual walked in front of everyone one more time. Stopped, and turned. Revealing that the hat had two sides. Everyone was shocked. The truth was both colors were real, but at the time their perspective could only see part of the picture.

The world is so complex, as are our minds that it's hard to tell what the truth is. What really happened. The problem is that while everyone wants the truth, they care more about a narrative. The two aren't mutually exclusive, but if one is not careful, they can be.

There is a game called Among Us (you've probably heard of it). The game is simple. People have roles. One, the Imposter, is trying to create chaos and confusion. The others, the Crew, are trying to survive. If the Imposter kills a crewmate and reports the body to the rest of the group, often is the case, where if you are the first to speak you have created a narrative many will accept without further analysis.

The same is true in today's standards. With all of our cameras and gadgets, reality should be easy to see and understand. But the first person to capture the scene controls the narrative of what may have happened.

May 25th, 2020.

It was just before Covid took over the world and a video was uploaded online showcasing a man dying in the street because a cop was kneeling on his neck. It sparked global outrage and mass protests against cops. It was a pretty simple story until more information was released.

Weeks later it was confirmed that Mr. Floyd had been intoxicated with fentanyl and methamphetamine. Add this to the pressure of a cop kneeling on his neck due to resisting arrest and his suffocation made more sense. Cops kneeling on necks is a standard police tactic used to help restrain resisting individuals. Without this context, the scene was cut and dry. With this context, the scene was tragic but misinformed.

January 7th, 2026

A woman is in her SUV blocking traffic. Law Enforcement tells her to leave. As she starts to pull out and drive off, she is shot at by an officer and plows straight in a pole where she is pronounced dead.

Seems cut and dry right?

But the context missing from multiple angles is this: The lady in her SUV was interfering with an investigation. Her and her "wife", who was standing outside next to the SUV were agitating the officers hoping for a reaction. When the officers tried to detain the lady for her resistance to their request, she sped into an officer trying to flee the scene which resulted in her passing.

In both situations once the footage hit the screens a narrative was made. Law Enforcement are bad guys and people are innocent and good.

The truth? Mr. Floyd had a history of criminality. Ms. Good, antagonized officers which led to her demise.

Actions have consequences.

The Truth

It's hard to live in a world where people's opinions dictate how we live. preferences are not truth. Narratives driven by ego are not truth. In a world where information is at our fingertips and news articles are designed to emotionally stir us, we should treat everything as objectively as possible.

Objective vs Subjective aka The Truth vs My truth

First off, Oprah is wrong. There is no such thing as "your truth". An example of this is to say pineapple does NOT go on pizza. That is, one man's preference on the delicacy. It's not a stated fact as I actually enjoy it.

Another example is Cookies in milk. I say cookies do NOT belong in any dairy product (be it milk, yogurt or ice cream). However, I can't pass this off as a fact or the truth because it's a personal preference (and I might be in the minority)

But if I tell someone "Don't stare at the sun it will hurt your eyes." this is not me stating a preference. It's a fact that the sun is so bright it lights our whole world. If we stare at it too long, we risk retina damage and temporary blindness.

Or if someone tells me "I am a wo/man" when they aren't, I have the duty to state the facts. You are born male or female. It is impossible to change your gender on a biological level.

Truth is grounded in law. Civic law is based on divine law. It's not about being a "good person" because without an understanding of truth we have no concept of goodness. It's why we were given the first law: The 10 Commandments.

Conclusion

The truth matters. Seconds shape the world we live in. Choices weave a web. Nothing can be taken back. So how should we respond? Pause. When chaos threats you with a choice, be neutral. Don't take a side until clarity is present. Of course, this can be hard because we are depending on the transparency of others. But instead of buying into the hype, just remember that truth is a fact. And to quote Ben Shapiro "Facts don't care about your feelings."