{"id":13698,"date":"2023-06-22T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=13698"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T21:36:13","slug":"816-proof-that-ideas-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/13698","title":{"rendered":"816 &#8211; Proof\u2014that ideas matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/816-IdeasMatter-168x100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13699\" \/><audio controls preload=\"none\"><source src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20230622-justRIGHT-816-PROOF-thatIDEASmatter.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><br \/>\n<strong>Ideas matter.<\/strong> Those that are false can lead to tragic consequences while those that are valid can lead to great opportunities and well-being.  <strong>But how can we reliably prove which are true and which are false?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In our search for truth, <strong>demanding \u201cproof\u201d for everything we know and experience in life is perhaps less an asset than a handicap<\/strong> caused by living in a scientific age. \u201cBlinded by science\u201d is a great expression describing an irrational demand for proof. It is also a good way to describe those who are fooled by demands that we \u201cfollow the science,\u201d little realizing that the \u201cscience\u201d they are actually following is \u201cpolitical science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fortunately, the road to truth is less about requiring \u201cproof\u201d than it is about articulately and consistently expressing ourselves using ideas based on valid concepts and definitions.<\/strong>  Armed with such concepts, it not only becomes much easier to identify the truth, but also easier to reveal those who would change and alter definitions to hide the truth.  Such people know that truth is knowledge and knowledge is power.  <\/p>\n<p>Naturally, <strong>the power of truth represents a threat to those who maintain power through falsehoods and lies.<\/strong> For them, the best way to prevent people from discovering the truth is by controlling or prohibiting freedom of speech.  And this is exactly what is being done.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to validating truth, the \u201cproof\u201d as they say, \u201cis in the pudding.\u201d  History has demonstrated that freedom emerges when people express their ideas defined in a way that is Just Right, but the truth is that there\u2019s no way to \u201cprove\u201d it &#8211; despite the evidence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/816-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/topics.gif\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/816-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this presentation valuable please consider supporting us:<br \/>\n&#x1f9e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/justrightmedia\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ideas matter. Those that are false can lead to tragic consequences while those that are valid can lead to great opportunities and well-being. But how can we reliably prove which are true and which are false? 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