What is Quaestor Fidelis?

First, what it's not.  Quaestor Fidelis was not created to preach with hypocrisy.  You may find that it talks of religion, faith, politics, and various passions of mankind and is often full of strong opinion; opinion which you are welcomed to disagree with but encouraged to consider.  Ultimately, Quaestor Fidelis exists as a search; a quest for truth (even though sometimes we just post things because they seem interesting at the time).  We welcome you to be a part of a growing movement of people seeking reality over illusion.

In our relativistic world of competing "truths", the concept of truth can be a little slippery.  It is the goal of this blog to strengthen opinions and beliefs by comparing them to reality.  I cannot claim to be perfect by any means or to know all truth.  But I will claim that only truth can be used as a measuring stick against the sea of information and claims on reality that we all face each and every day.  Remember: a "truth" is not the truth just because I say so or even because the president or your favorite actor says so.  Truth is independent of what you or I may want it to be.  That is why it is so important for us to know what it is and why it is worth knowing.  Our culture tries to teach that everything is relative to who you are or where you're from. But I don't believe that, and furthermore, I believe that is a dangerous perception.

What's a little bit funny/ironic is that people are often afraid of truth. Heck, we all are sometimes. But some people use arguments like, "People who believe in absolute truth are the ones that ran the Spanish Inquisition, slaughtered the Jews, and lynched blacks in Mississippi. Having strong beliefs only leads to problems and prejudice." No doubt, it can. I've heard similar arguments from our own president. The truth is, there have been people throughout history who have believed the wrong things and regarded them as absolute truth. Truth has never been the problem. Perception has. Just because people call themselves Christians doesn't make them followers of Christ. I might just as easily light my rear on fire and call myself a rocket.

Perceptions are the only things that are relative. Truth is what it is regardless of how you might perceive it. Truth is like a large boulder around which a river's water flows. Though continually pushed, it remains solid and still, though etched throughout history with the scars of time's challenge to its permanence.  In the quest for truth, history matters for two reasons: because hindsight is 20/20 and because history repeats itself. Therefore, knowing accurate history ought to improve your foresight.

Our goal is to explore what truth is, correct our errors, and prioritize truths.  As Proverbs 27:17 states: "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."  Therefore, don't sit on the sidelines.  Such a topic as this will stretch into all facets of human life including faith, politics, and philosophy. Fence with us. Sharpen yourself.

As we begin this quest each day, we invite you to join us in our quest for truth that matters.  We invite you to join the discussion, correct us when we're wrong, share your opinion, and be open to learning for yourself.