The truth about truth
…best-known doubter. Skepticism has its place. It helps ferret-out truth. Further, my own view of truth – such an unfashionable and slippery word – is that it’s often found underground….
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…best-known doubter. Skepticism has its place. It helps ferret-out truth. Further, my own view of truth – such an unfashionable and slippery word – is that it’s often found underground….
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…you, in fact, value a larger truth. “Truth is like a diamond,” is how I’ve put it to students. “Light comes in it and through it and from it from…
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…an absolute truth that there is no such thing as an absolute truth. + Yes, the kids have just finished their first week back at their international school here in…
Back to school. Where there is (no) truth to be discovered. Read More »
…truth. “Well,” I proudly assure everyone, “the Times is independent. So the government doesn’t tell us what to say.” Yes, sir, free as a bird, not like political organs or…
…own vanishing life. “The truth is I am dying,” he said. The truth is we are all dying. But what if? What if death is not any more permanent than…
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…power and truth that’s often found in literary fiction. I am not a winter father. After living in Africa for so many years, I barely remember what winter is, what…
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…When a Nazi knocks on your door looking for Jews, you lie because you, in fact, value a larger truth. “Truth is like a diamond,” is how I’ve put it…
That’s it. I’m moving to Canada … or … The (lying, monstrous) Donald Read More »
…and a fantastic (you’ll have to ask my wife to confirm this) marriage. I’ve also learned that it’s easy to get caught up in symbols and miss the truths they…
…2023 I’ve resolved to tell the truth. Everyday. Always. Now I know what you’re thinking. There’s my truth and there’s your truth and it’s all relative, this slippery business of…
This time I’m keeping my New Year’s resolutions Read More »
…game, so to speak, and maybe even its hero. Okay, I don’t know if this is really true, but, hey, I’m a columnist, so truth (I mean, my truth, your…
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