A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Opinion
With so much written opinion and a myriad of reporting on a broad spectrum of social, political and economic affairs, how do we distinguish between fact and fiction?
The Oxford dictionary defines truth as the quality or state of being true.
In order to highlight the importance of truth we need not
look far. The Nazis had the German populace view the Jewish people as an inferior people group, with tragic consequences. The disrespecting of women throughout history has perpetuated terrible outcomes with regards their valuing and honouring in society. The list goes on and on, further validating the destructive powers of falsehood.
Like I said at the top of this piece, where do we find truth? Is it bound up in governmental laws and directives? Is it substantiated in the adherence of professional advice or in scientific research and discovery? Or is it simply found in the advice of a favourite grandad or grandma?
In some instances I believe it can be found in all of the above.
So what is the standard or benchmark for truth?
History records the benchmark well with the recorded declaration of Jesus saying, “I am the way, the truth and the life”.
In spite of the controversy surrounding this belief in where truth is found, this is further evidence of the gigantic struggle that sits in and around the origins and understanding of truth.
Choose wisely in what you believe.
Russell Tolley
