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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MacCoy who wrote (34523)	2/19/1999 4:24:00 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<<Truth is, who but I would know what I find to be true?>> Precisely, you and you alone have privy to that information. We live in a society that constantly tests the credibility of what we say, we know to be true vs what is found in the course of events to be supportable as a basis of truth. Some people lie occassionally, some lie often, some are good at it, some are not, some rarely or never lie. Some people take a stance that their word should represent the truth as they have found it. The integrity of their word is bound to be tested over time as witnessed by their peer human beings, the spoken word from their mouth then carries an expectation of verifiability. In many cases it goes unquestioned. It is a fact that you alone know where in you find the truth. It is also a fact, given your stance on the subject, that no sensible person should ever take you at your word. In the society you are encouraging, we have no agency able to maintain a standard of truth that is without good or bad consequence. As such, we have no ability to thrive with any assumption of mutual benefit. With out this premise of mutual benefit underlying our social structure, society fails. I'd prefer to encourage a society of mutual trust among the members of communities and have official standards that are honored throughout the society. In order to do so, I must select my words carefully and have the same expectation of those I rely on.