Truth means everything. Reality means nothing. Okay let me explain. Reality as we know it today, will almost surely be completely different sometime in the future. Shagnasty makes some good comments that go along with what I am saying: “Deep thought on these subjects would include learning about the vastness of the universe, the likelihood there are extra dimensions we can’t even perceive, the strangeness of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, and the different theories about what isn’t included in our universe. Other study should include the biology of consciousness and how little we know.
It is just basically educating yourself very well on the parts of science that we don’t understand and yet play the most key roles about our existence, destination, and the origin of the universe.”
I live my life as if I am going to eventually live the lives of everyone who has ever lived. This way, when I help someone, not only do I feel great about myself, but I am actually helping myself . This will most likely turn out to be completely untrue. However, it does not change the truth one bit. Another example of truth would be when Christ confronts the Pharisees and the adulterous woman.
“Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11"No one, sir," she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
Whether this actually happened is up for question. Whether it is reality or not, changes very little. The truth will always apply no matter what. So in conclusion, reality does really mean everything, and truth means nothing. However, we have almost no way of knowing if our reality today is even close to the true reality. Nothing anyone says will stop people from trying to find reality. Thats a good thing. Truth however, always applies and should be valued even more than reality.