So I was watching a bit of tv yesterday (the football highlights, what else?) and a trailer for a new BBC programme called "The Verdict" came on (think it started yesterday or today - don't really know). Whilst the trailer itself looked quite good, and I might actually watch the programme if I happen to be free when it's on, although that's unlikely as I don't watch much tv nowadays, there was something else that got to me. The tag-line really bothered me:
"The truth is what you choose to believe"
- which, when you think about it, is absolute nonsense. The truth is not what you choose to believe. Surely whatever you believe there's only one truth. You might believe something to be true, but that doesn't necessarily make it true! I just felt this was typical of the pluralistic society that we're living in nowadays, where someone can say: "well that's fine for you - that's your truth - I'll decide on my own truth thanks". Surely we should be looking at the evidence as closely as possible and trying to make an informed decision as what THE truth is? And this surely applies all the more in a court-room type situation, as I gather "The Verdict" is based around. Whilst its not always possible to prove something is 100% true (especially in court), anything short of a proper effort to get at THE truth is potentially misleading yourself. Anyway, that was just something that annoyed me a good deal.
[Currently listening to: The Fray - How to Save a Life (see music player on rhs)]
Monday, February 12, 2007
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