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The truth will set you free

Truth is the product of the pursuit of knowledge. Though most people, I have found, do not embrace but fear knowledge. I believe this to be due to the fact that knowledge is something that cannot be tailored to an individual. What is, is. Whether you like it or not. Knowledge can often be daunting and go against the very foundation of everything you hold "true". But truth is not there to keep you complacent, it's there to drive you, it's what you should live for. The pursuit of knowledge is an ongoing process, constantly evolving. One day you can feel without a shadow of a doubt that you "know" something, and the next day be proven utterly wrong. This is why it confuses me so that people hold steadfast to antiquated "truths", catalogued by humans, and passed down through generations. Like high school gossip, slipping from one grimy hand into the next, riddled with the stains of ignorance and manipulation. Knowledge can often isolate. Spark hatred in those comfortably numb. But those on the pursuit are not to be feared or confined, they're to be celebrated and joined! Because truth is freedom, and it will only unify. Don't give up, don't give in.
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mandee-patterson
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Written by
mandee-patterson
English
Published
May 19, 2015
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April 2014. The truth is out there.

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#truth#science#belief#argument#existentialism#humanism#proof#facts#atheism#agnosticism
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