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[AbhinavTripathi]

"Important truths begin as outrageous, or at least uncomfortable, attacks upon the accepted wisdom of the time."

 

The above statement considers the important truth as unacceptable to the existing wisdom and terms it as outrageous. It becomes important here to establish what the brand of important truth is. There are several findings that invite scorn from a large part of the intellectual society. The theories and experiments that defy the existing establishments always meet resistance. These truths are important as they bring about a change in the whole perspective and yes they seem somewhat offensive or outrageous.

 

The earth is round was not wholly accepted and the person professing it was sometimes considered lunatic. The sun doesn't revolve round the Earth instead the earth revolves round the Sun (if seen from an inertial frame of reference). These were bold assertions until they were proved by their supporters. They did hit the respect of the accepted wisdom and seemed impossible. Such truth which brings about such swerving of beliefs/concepts is always difficult to assimilate to the general masses and sometimes intellectual coteries. The Illuminatis faced plenty criticism from the religious communities as they opposed their purported god theories by reasons. Such reasons are lambasted first, conjectured second and understood at last.

 

There can be other truths which might be evenly important and face no obstacles at all. Such rare important truths do exist and as our society is progressing towards a more supine nature, these truths are gaining footfalls. A solution to the global warming might be a very important truth, it will initially face mild opposition but will surely sink in if proved to be a potential. A full-proof treatment of refractory diseases as cancer, AIDS etc. will invite lauds from all parts of the society lest after initial doubts. The efficacy of important truths may always be questioned but the eventually it is the significance of it that will remain.

 

These truths are not restricted to experiments, proof, analogies and beliefs, they are widespread and their reactions diverse. In a poor country stricken by debts, which policy shall be framed to the eradication of it? How to tackle bilateral ties? How to resolve boundary conflicts? How to manage a stubborn neighbor? The solution to these problems is sometimes opposed to the general belief. People like Gandhi would profess conciliatory behavior and people like Hitler will adopt aggressive methods for the same problem. Both of these people were mavericks and their ideologies are pondered upon in classrooms of the best institutes. Mavericks always face both criticism and support, thus the important truth they flaunt always has resistance but the magnitude might be different.

 

Truths if important and attacking the existing belief might be branded as offensive and unacceptable by many but there exists some important truths which are not always subject to such attacks. It is the essentiality of the truth which if understood at first-hand face less resistance. The treatment of cancer today holds much more vitality than the earth being round during the Pythagoras period. On the other hand important truths deserve these specious reactions as they must be established, with no stones unturned and the truth must hit the head of the nail to bring out the change in the inertia of our society.