Truth is it a probability?
Truth, If you do not know, is just a probability. This has been proven beyond doubt by modern quantum physics. Imagine what it means. Even the above sentence is another probable truth. Let's dive into some facts and figures.
I watched a discussion with Elon musk and Jordan Peters on the other day about philosophy. And it is amazing to see how they come to conclusions about general things about humanity. Like why birth rates drop when civilization advances. If you do not agree just compare birth rates of European countries vs African countries. You will notice some patterns.
One concept which caught my attention was probability of truth. They discuss anything, can be considered having a probability rather than absolute truth. Just like the other day when I argued Elon Musk should not land on mars, as I thought more deeply about it I learned that it can be even a solution to other problems humanity faces like the energy crisis, so maybe we should land on mars. When I argue plastic is a pollutant, I see the counter argument in some cases plastic may not be a pollutant at all.
As during the discussion the duo did not show applications of the probability of truth, I have decided just to do that.
Consider the same example as the above. "Birth Rates drop as a civilization advances." If you look at the statement it generally feels true. If you compare two random countries from Africa and Europe you might say this is true. But it is obvious this is not true about every country. Some African countries will have lower birth rates than some European countries, although their civilization parameters are still low. And you can study these special cases and even find out some other reasons behind low birth rates. So it seems no statement is 100% true.
Now let's consider the above.
No statement is 100% true. Liar Paradox
If the statement is true. There is a probability that the statement is false. As it is a statement in the first place. So it suggests in those specific cases there is a chance that some statements are 100% true? How did we fall into this kind of paradox about truth?
In Fact the above is called the liar paradox. And there are many solutions if you read wiki article I will explain two possible solutions as it's interesting and show the mindfulness dimension of any truth to show you that no matter what you do you will never come across any truth in this life. It is just like trying to touch an asymptote.
Solutions to liar paradox 1.
This is to consider every truth a probability. If that is true for some X% the statement is true not 100%. So the statement is true and false at the same time with some probability. We can just look at every truth and in one specific circumstance we might find a truth that is 100% true.
Solution 2
Or we can agree that the sentence is an absolute truth and the only absolute truth that exists. Still it would not negate itself by doing this, even if we find that the statement is only true at some circumstances, it proves that concept of the statement is true in the first place. It feels like a better place to dwell than to believe that everything has a truth.
Mindfulness solution to liar paradox and rules to follow.
Mindfulness solution makes you everything from the point of the observer. So just like the solution to the grandfather paradox, we can argue that any truth exists only relative to a consciousness. What is true for myself at this moment in time is not necessarily true at another time or in another consciousness. So even the liar paradox does not exist outside human consciousness.
I am not sure how much of this makes sense to any other. So as a conclusion, I can give you a simple rule to follow. That is,
To Consider any truth as a probability. Not absolute.
And anyone who promises a paradise or an ultimate truth, or happiness or success is either a liar or an idiot. That is how the liar paradox can lead us to the truth. And Guess what who lies to us most of the time non other than our own mind. And mindfulness is just seeing through this process.
Asymptote. 😊