Why are people offended by the truth?

People are offended by truth because of its very nature— it is exclusive and it is absolute, not relative. The absolute nature of truth means that it does not depend on, nor is it changed by, people’s opinions. For example, if someone says, “There is no God,” that does not affect the existence of God. It only shows that the person is ignorant. -Douglas Barke


My Analysis/Opinion-(this is relative to secularism, the example using God is just that, an example, but does reflect my personal beliefs.) Do you think it is possible to accurately evaluate the flaws of oneself when our instinct is to think the best of ourselves? When we are confronted with truth our first instinct is to defend ourselves against the allegation, whether right or wrong. It is an absolute truth that just because you perceive yourself to be right does not make you right (based upon human perception not factual truth). As humans we rely on the Psychological process of "fight or flight" (I am of course relating this to mental distress rather than physical distress). Think about how many times someone has brought The Hard Truth to you and you either got defensive and confrontational or defensive and dismissive? It is very hard (initially) for a naturally subjective person to think objectively. A big part of being subjective is placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions and thus clouds our judgement of what is truly right or wrong. Compared to objective in which you are not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice. It is based on facts. THINK OF THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS ANALYSIS. If we fight our natural urge to think subjectively and instead stop and think objectively, analyzing the situation based upon the facts, then the Truth will not be AS clouded by our perception as it would be if we acted subjectively. Think of how many fights and arguments can be avoided by applying this to your life.-Hard truth


Conclusion- Objective over Subjective