Truth with a Capital T?

[Spurgeon]

Do you believe in Truth with a capital T?

What I mean is:

Do you believe there is a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality, or is everything fundamentally relative to perception?

Why do you believe what you believe about this?

What is your rationale?

What, if any, sources, methods, approaches, etc. do you use to determine your stance on this?

Are you undecided?

Let us know what you think.

 

[KDude]

The truth with a capital T is that the universe seems to follow laws ultimately bent on my destruction.

Or maybe that's self-centered. I should say everyone's destruction. I'm a giver.

 

[Nicodemus]

I believe my truth thread is more beautiful.

 

[Beargryllz]

By capitalizing a word, we actually narrow the meaning of the word. We make it specific to a context. If truth is worthy of capitalization, then so should the word blue. Truth is a label, like color.

I don't feel very strongly about this either way. I think Germans like to capitalize Nouns in every Sentence.

 

[Nicodemus]

I think Germans like to capitalize Nouns in every Sentence.

They not only like it: they consider it correct.

 

[Beargryllz]

They not only like it: they consider it correct.

So they don't necessarily like to do it, but there is a compulsion to do it.

Do you think they like it?

 

[Nicodemus]

So they don't necessarily like to do it, but there is a compulsion to do it.

Do you think they like it?

Many probably don't like it because they suck at orthography. I like, though.

 

[Beargryllz]

Many probably don't like it because they suck at orthography. I like, though.

I tend to think that capital letters are more aesthetically pleasing. Is it worth the wear and tear on a shift key to mark these pages with BEAUTIFUL letters? I think it could be worth it.

 

[KDude]

The truth is that capital T Truth doesn't matter. Look how easily the thread devolves into a discussion about German grammar habits. By this we demonstrate that we really don't give a shit about Truth, even if we try. There are much more important matters to attend to.

 

[Qlip]

The Truth is a lot bigger than my brain can hold. I suspect any attempt to formulate it will result in the False.

 

[Nicodemus]

I tend to think that capital letters are more aesthetically pleasing. Is it worth the wear and tear on a shift key to mark these pages with BEAUTIFUL letters? I think it could be worth it.

I like the interplay of ups and downs in the flow of words. The occasional capital letter in an English sentence, by contrast, looks rather odd. There, the all-minuscule style seems preferable.

 

[Spurgeon]

The Truth is a lot bigger than my brain can hold. I suspect any attempt to formulate it will result in the False.

Sure, attempts to formulate it generally fail, but do you believe it exists, regardless of whether one can formulate it or not?

 

[Beargryllz]

I like the interplay of ups and downs in the flow of words. The occasional capital letter in an English sentence, by contrast, looks rather odd. There, the all-minuscule style seems preferable.

It catches your attention, doesn't it

 

[Nicodemus]

It catches your attention, doesn't it

Having nouns capitalized also increases your reading speed, if only by a bit.

 

[Spurgeon]

I believe my truth thread is more beautiful.

Hmmm....yeah, that's an interesting take on it.

I think mine gets more to the point. But kudos to you for the flowery prose.

 

[Beargryllz]

Having nouns capitalized also increases your reading speed, if only by a bit.

Is it because the words you are reading are more organized? What would Happen if we Capitalized action verbs instead of nouns? It could Be cool. I Wonder if anyone Does this?

 

[Nicodemus]

Is it because the words you are reading are more organized?

It makes seeing the important parts of a sentence - nouns and verbs - easier. Capitalizing verbs as well, though, may not be a good idea.

 

[Beargryllz]

It makes seeing the important parts of a sentence - nouns and verbs - easier. Capitalizing verbs as well, though, may not be a good idea.

I meant instead of, so you could focus on the action instead of the subject.

 

[Nicodemus]

I think nouns are more important.

 

[Qlip]

Sure, attempts to formulate it generally fail, but do you believe it exists, regardless of whether one can formulate it or not?

By truth, you're implying that there's some overreaching directive and order to the universe, meaning and purpose. Yup, I do, for whatever that means. But on the flip side, I don't believe that the belief in the Truth is important in that framework.