It
used to be fashionable to talk about truth as something almost wholly
contingent upon the experience of the subjective self. “Objective truth” was anathema.
Truth was pliable, malleable, and subject to perspective. Just the possibility
of being able to “create our own truth” was stimulating! But, for better or for
worse, those happy days are gone. What was once fashionable and stimulating has
become grotesque, frightening, and all too real. People who have power are
creating their own truth. Now, we have “alternative facts” and “fake news.” Consequently, what used to be stylish and
smart is now out. The conversation is no longer about how wonderful it is that
we are free to create our own truth. So, what now? How shall we think and talk
about truth, now?
