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Nov 2022
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175 - The Two Truths

NOAH RASHETA
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What are the two truths?

There is the Truth of how things really are, and the truth of how things seem to be. These are sometimes referred to as Absolute truth and Relative truth. Relative truths are always dependent on HOW we perceive them.

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