Reflection #13

Based upon my readings about the Philosopher Plato, his theory of idealism is that ideas are based on absolute truth and not materialism. Plato believed that in all things there is some form of truth and that people should search for truth. I don't really agree with this because from what I can interpret from the statement Plato made of there being truth in all things this literally means that lies don't exist. One may say that maybe he is trying to say that even in a lie there is some form of truth. Okay lets say this is exactly what he is stating. According to the Wikipedia Encyclopedia, a lie is a type of deception in the form untruthful statement especially with the intenton to decieve others. When someone lies they are called a liar therfore there is no such thing as a lie being in the truth. If lies don't exist then there would be no evilness but then that wouldmake the word of God a lie. Many can say that they only believe in some of the Bible but I can tell you right now that if you don't believe in all of it then you dont believe in any of it and you may as well call Jesus a liar but I don't reccomend that. We bassically only listen to what we want to hear but thats anything but the truth. So I disagree, I don't believe there is truth in all things. Plato also brought up the argument that we were all born with a spirit of ignorancy. He belives that because of our ignorant ways we close ourselves up from knowledge. He states that knowledge is something that we were all born with but when we enter the world we got caught up into materialism and we no longer have that knowledge. Therefore he believes knowledge is to be rediscovered so he believes that it lies within us. I kinda believe this but I don't believe we were born with anything God didn't give us as far as knowledge goes, I believe that God gives knowledge to those who seek it dilgent and earnestly. So I believe that all knowledge of everything and wisdom comes from God. He refered to Adam and Eve when he described us as being born with ignorancy because of what they did in the garden. He didn't state what the relation was between that or what he was trying to impose. Although if I had to guess it was because God created them without sin therefore all they had to do was obey God and not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. But because of the fall of men we must now discover kowledge and as we grow older through experience.