Knowledge is Not the Same as Truth
On the relativity of perspectives, theories, science, and religion
An old English word for ‘know’ is witan, which has the root *weid-, meaning ‘to see.’ The German word for ‘know,’ wissen, has the same root. To know means to see – physically with the senses or mentally. Knowledge is nothing other than a perspective. This word has the Latin root specere, which means ‘to look at.’
A perspective – ie knowledge – is neither right nor wrong. If you look at a city from a helicopter, you see it differently than if you look at it from a neighboring hill; and if you walk through the city, you see it differently again. Each of these perspectives is neither good nor bad; it is just more or less useful, depending on what you want to know. From a neighboring hill you can see which is the tallest building, but not the shortest route from the train station to the church; for that you need the bird’s-eye view from the helicopter – which a city map also provides. And if you want to know what color the church entrance gate is, you must stand in front of it.
Imagine seeing your neighbor. He is wearing a red sweater. Maybe you know something about him because you’ve spoken to him a few times. Maybe you’ve heard a thing or two about him from other neighbors. All together you have a perspective of him. This perspective can be more or less close to the truth. The gossip can be true or false. What you have picked up in personal conversations can be distorted. Even what you are seeing right now may not be the truth. Maybe he is wearing a red and green sweater – and because you only see red parts of the sweater, you think it’s red. Optical illusions also teach us we can’t even rely on our eyes. In the following picture, you probably see a white square. But there isn’t one. There are just four black three-quarter disks that look like Pac-Man figures. More on this in my article “Who Can You Trust?”.
„Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.“
(Marcus Aurelius)
Everyone only has perspectives. What someone says is a perspective. A book contains the author’s perspective. In a newspaper, you can read the perspectives of the journalist or the editor. Teachers at schools and universities only teach perspectives. Even your doctor only has a perspective of you ... which is why it makes sense to get a second opinion or perspective if necessary.
The word truth has the root *deru-, which means ‘be firm, solid, steadfast.’ The German word for truth, Wahrheit, has the root *wer-, which means ‘trust.’ The truth is solid; you can trust it; it is what it is.
What is the truth about homelessness? No matter how many homeless people you have seen, or even know personally; no matter how much you have read or seen about homelessness; you only have a perspective of it. You know the truth about it only if you have been or are homeless long enough. Truth is being.
What is a person’s truth? A person is their truth. This includes their body and their life history. Everything you have ever experienced is part of you; it has contributed to who you are today. This includes both the conscious and unconscious parts. But because you do not know the unconscious, you also do not know your own truth – even though you are your own truth. You also only have a perspective on yourself. If you want to find your truth, you must search for it; you must explore yourself. See my articles “Why the Question ‘What Am I?’ is Important and Magical,” “How to Become What You Truly Are in 7 Steps,” and my book “Being Free – Get Out of the Box” for how to do this.
The misconception of the word knowledge also exists because science has the same social status today as religion did hundreds of years ago. Back then, the church was regarded as the guardian of truth ... although logically, it also only has perspectives. The word believe expresses its connection to truth: it means ‘holding something to be true,’ which differs from ‘being true.’
Today, science is regarded as an authority. The word science comes from the Latin word scientia, which means ‘knowledge.’ Therefore, science is about perspectives. The famous US physicist and Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman put it like this:
„If you thought before that science is certain – well, that is just an error on your part.“
(Richard Feynman)
Religion and science are similar. Both search for the truth. But both only have perspectives. The explanatory models of religion are based on one or more deities who guide the destinies of people. Each god has certain characteristics from which their guidance arises; for example, with a punishing god, an illness can be a punishment for disobedient behavior. The explanatory models of science are limited to causalities within the physical world. The emergence of many diseases, for example, is explained by pathogens. In religion, you must believe in the god or gods. In science, you must believe in the explanatory model. So in the end, science is also about belief.
In contrast to religion, science is dynamic in its search for truth. While most religions dogmatically refer to a book, for example, science is constantly refining or changing its models by researching ever deeper into causes. In physics, it was long believed that atoms are the building blocks of matter; then it was atomic building blocks such as electrons; then came quarks; today string theory is en vogue. In medicine, the theory of microbes as the cause of diseases is not the last word in wisdom. It cannot explain why microbes make one person ill and not another. The French doctor Claude Bernard formulated the following counter-thesis:
„The microbe is nothing, the terrain is everything!“
(Claude Bernard)
In contrast to microbes, the terrain is much more difficult to measure and control. It depends on many factors, such as diet, exercise, breathing, stress, sleep, and mindset. So this perspective is much more complicated – and, therefore, unfortunately less popular with most doctors and patients.
Scientific perspectives are called theories. The word theory comes from the Greek word theoria, which means ‘a looking at’ and, therefore, means the same as the word perspective.
As in religion, there are also competing perspectives or theories in science. One says this, the other that – such as microbes or terrain. Academia, like all other human communities, is also governed by personal sensitivities, vanity, ambition, striving for power, and so on. Therefore, those theories whose proponents stick to the academic “rules of the game” have it easier.
Albert Einstein is an example of this. He did not get a job at any university after his studies. He had a reputation for questioning established results and conducting unorthodox research. As a result, no professor wanted him at their institute – even though Einstein’s attitude is the best prerequisite for genuine scientific progress. But the rejection did not impress him. For years, he carried out his research privately, putting up with many hardships. It was only after the publication of his Special Theory of Relativity and several other articles that he got an academic position. Today, he is considered one of the greatest scientific geniuses in history; his theory of relativity is not only the basis of modern space travel; it has become an integral part of modern life; every GPS system uses it.
Everyone only has perspectives – private, professional, religious, political, etc. But unfortunately, most people consider their perspectives to be truths. And so people fight because of different perspectives ... instead of simply exchanging their perspectives with curiosity and inspiring each other. Different perspectives even lead to wars. The crusades of the 12th and 13th centuries are a cautionary example. Among other things, they were waged for religious reasons ... that’s how fundamentalist the Roman Catholic Church was back then. Today, we are once again experiencing religious fundamentalism.
People would do well to take the Greek philosopher Socrates as a role model, because the few perspectives that a person accumulates in their life are as good as nothing in relation to the universe and its history:
„I know that I know nothing.“
(Socrates)
Further reading:
Article “Who Can You Trust?”
Articles “Why the Question ‘What Am I?’ is Important and Magical”
Article “How to Become What You Truly Are in 7 Steps”
Book “Being Free – Get Out of the Box”
See also:
Article “Opinions are Made, Not Measured”
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