Truth is the highest value

Most people don’t want to know the truth. They want to hear lies. Most people adopt the religious (or non-religious) beliefs of their parents, trust institutions and individuals with high social status, and crave admiration, safety and comfort above all else.

I want you to leave this stuff behind. I want you to move beyond fear and be open to that which actually exists, in the actual way in which it exists, for the actual reasons it exists, and what this existence implies you should do with your time. I want to you to accept what the truth is, no matter how weird, crazy, and pathetic it might make you look if you would proclaim it to other people.

Truth is the highest value, and here is why:

Values are about hierarchies of importance. The more important something is, the more valuable it is. Money, for example, is more important for your life than a random stone you can find on the street, thus it is more valuable. Value and importance are really the same thing. So when I say that truth …