Years ago I wondered whether it were possible to formulate a meaningful definition of the word "truth" -- apart from any reference to God. I found that to be a far more difficult task than I could have imagined. After three days of thinking about nothing else but to resolve that difficult question, I arrived in my mind at a definition of truth, which definition I still believe it to be valid and therefore useful. Here, then, is my "secular" definition of truth:
Promises are only meaningful, depending upon the character of the person who makes them. Yet, promises require something else: they must have someone to embrace them.
The woman depicted in the above cartoon does indeed have her feet on the scales. And she is certain to obtain a number in the scale's display showing a 'weight' that is favorable to her own wishes. Funny. But there is an important message conveyed by that cartoon.
