Is truth subjective? That is the question. By definition, the word subjective means: pertaining to or characteristic of an individual; personal; individual. Judging by this definition, I do not think that truth is subjective.
Firstly, truth is a fact of reality or a verified and indisputable fact. Therefore by definition it cannot be open to personal opinion, which is subjective. Every person in this world cannot be correct in everything that they think is true. It is completely impossible! People have varying opinions in this world, and even though they believe in what they think is true, they cannot all be correct! Even if many people collectively agree on facts in a subjective manner, the group is not always right.
A prime example of this is when people thought the world was flat. Obviously we know now that the globe is in fact round, even though everyone thought differently before. Just because everyone thought the same thing, it did not mean that it was true. Even if only one person thought that the world was flat, it still does not make the statement true! Truth cannot be open to change.
Subjective truth is a contradiction in itself. If everyone has had their own set of truths, then no one has ever been wrong. But these “unwrong” truths contradict with one another, so it is impossible for both to be correct. An example would be the views of an atheist and a Christian. The first believes that there is no such thing as God, but the later believes that there is. A person cannot both exist and not exist!
The truth is definite and not open to question. There is only the truth, and the rest is untrue. Therefore, truth is most certainly not subjective.
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