It seems that if one holds to a correspondence theory of truth, then one should also hold that a proposition (or whatever truth bearer you choose) is true iff it conforms with facts/the way things really are (or whatever truth maker you choose), i.e. the "in itself" of what that proposition intends to conform to.

My question is, is the "in itself" of an object truly in itself only in the mind of God. It seems obvious to me that human beings cannot know the 'in itself' of an object or idea. We are fallible beings who cannot simultaneously look at something from every perspective.

Now, if to be a true proposition, it must conform to the 'in itself', and we can't know the in itself as God does, how do we know the proposition is true?

Perhaps a coherence theory of justification? I don't know, as I have studied very little epistemology. But my point is that it seems God's knowledge of an object or idea is different than ours. We can still know things, but only in a way similar to God's knowledge, as we are made in God's image. But our knowledge is not exactly the same as God's.

What say ye?

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Caleb
Trinity Baptist Church
Spokane, WA