The search for the truth

Our topic this week is investigation of the truth, so
why have I asked you to watch videos about diet in order to begin to explore this topic?

Because in this video we have an example of a subject that decided to stop living following his family’s beliefs, and living inside their empire to go on by himself and start searching for the truth about alimentation in America.


What relationships can you find between the videos and the reading?

In the videos we can see a struggle for uncovering the truth about the american food system, this guy explains every part of the use of animals for food: cows, chickens and pigs and what are its consequences on American’s health (heart attacks, certain cancers and diabetes, osteoporosis are caused in part by what do we eat.

Eating fast food like cheeseburgers and a milkshake rises the fat in your blood and your body, over the years the arteries get closed because all the fat that goes into them, causing heart attacks and strokes (because of the Saturated fat and cholesterol).

The damage extends on the american soil too (most of the fields are used for feeding the cattle ), Cows wastes are so big they can get into the water we drink and can cause health problems.
Other related problems its caused when farmers bring water to the desert part of the country so that the soil its able to produce food for feeding the animals using that water to irrigate the fields. A beef uses more than 5000 gallons, the natural products instead are more productive because they don’t need so much water.

The reading is about the Investigation of the truth that should be based on accurate understanding of the human nature. In the text we can see how The humans are motivated to search the truth by the thirst of knowledge that also directs his mind to seek a fuller understanding of the mysteries of its own self.

Human nature is material and spiritual, the material is shaped by the struggle for surviving and the social action is infused with the feelings of love and kindness and the unshakable belief in the unity of mankind.
So both the video and the reading show us how the understanding of the truth must be in top of our priorities and that can be reachable.


What do these relationships imply about our role as individuals in our society?

In the reading and in the videos we can clearly see how 1 person can reach its goal, in this case under covering the truth behind the American alimentation system. This means that if each person decide to help our society its possible, and can be done by just start looking for the truth real hard.