Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wilde claims that religious truth is merely the dominant opinion that has endured over time.
- In plain terms
- Religious truth is the surviving opinion.
- What can you take from it?
- Question the permanence of accepted beliefs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes an opinion survive?
- Can truth be independent of majority?
Another view
Some may argue that truth can be absolute, not just opinion.
More from Oscar Wilde
Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes his biography.
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Permalink to quote #36 Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
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