A dichotomy can be referred to as an opposition of forces, a contrast if you will…
There exists a dichotomy in the human mind, a clash between conscious and unconscious… between will and force, between what’s right and what is not.
It’s been a long time since I have exorcised my demons and longer still since I have known a rancor as deep as I feel currently. The hardest part of it is not trying to get through the day without letting it consume me, but trying to accept the fact that human kind cannot move past smiting one another with calumny. In the world of jurisprudence, it is referred to as the adversarial system. The system is based on the fact that multiple accounts of a tale will yield the truth, or some rendition of the truth… Sadly, modernity has perverted it into meaning, it’s not what is true, but what you can prove. In absence of the proof, the bolder and more believable the lie (depending on the teller and the audience), the more it takes the place of the truth/proof.
What happens when a lie is perpetrated by an individual(s), fed up the food chain, backed up with anorexic, circumstantial fact (fiction) and then placed on display under the auspices of general consensus? What then? What if this lie is so profound and encompassing that the recipient does not even want to deal with it, or better yet, becomes indifferent to it? What then?
Does this mean it is true?
Is the recipient apathetic to it?
Is it a difference of opinion?
Does is vindicate the perpetrators of said lie?
Does is villainies the recipient?
Or is it a dichotomy of fact from fiction?
The old saying goes, “Everyone has their day in court”… or, “The truth will eventually come out”…
Or, does silence equal a plea of nolo contendere?
In the absence of light there is dark, but as we all know, the dark is hiding in plain sight… I will part on this thought…
Does knowing the truth and abiding by it overcome the slander and official record, or does it simply become a dichotomy of perception?
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June 13, 2011 at 9:39 pm
jenblackwell
somethings are just lies. period. somethings are just not true, regardless of what [an]other has made up in his/her mind to believe. the truth is still there. that being said, let me provide answers to your unanswered questions [although i am sure you left them unanswered for a reason]…
Does this mean it is true?
just because a lie isn’t proved as such does not make it truth. look to history. a lot of people have believed a lie…even a lie that wasn’t [yet] disproven, but it still didn’t make it truth.
Is the recipient apathetic to it?
sometimes. especially when the recipient is tired…tired of lies, tired of fighting, tired of fighting for things that are not worth it. a wise man once told me to choose my battles, fight for what is worth fighting for [and live[s/d] that out before me].
Is it a difference of opinion?
there is always difference of opinion…and difference of perception. but proof is proof. and proof is not conjecture, opinion, perception. it is based on fact. it is based on evidence.
Does is vindicate the perpetrators of said lie?
nope.
Does is villainies the recipient?
nope.
Or is it a dichotomy of fact from fiction?
possibly. but fact has proof.
Or, does silence equal a plea of nolo contendere?
nope. truth prevails…even if we cannot see it, even if it never comes to fruition so far as we can tell.
Does knowing the truth and abiding by it overcome the slander and official record, or does it simply become a dichotomy of perception?
i guess ultimately only you can answer this, but i would answer with a resounding YES to the former.
you make me proud…in your truth, in your questions, in your fighting [or lack thereof], in your persistence, in you overcoming, in your ability to trust, in your ability to hope.