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Freedom Through Truth: When Faced With the Truth Many Hide From It. Why?

"Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a former US politican and sociologist, was quoted as saying: "You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts." That said, and that being true, why are there so many differing opinions about things in our world?


In a recent article for her blog, writer Sheila Liaugminas, a very thoughful and reasoned writer pulled together some research and thinking that gave me pause.


She commenced her piece as follows: "Opinions are individual and subjective. But facts are facts. Trouble is, they’re usually communicated or interpreted by someone. That’s where opinion comes back in…."



Click on the link below to read the rest of this concise and insightful offering.
Freedom Through Truth: When Faced With the Truth Many Hide From It. Why?
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