- Accept what is true, and reject what is false.
"New age" philosophy tells us not to dwell on what is false in life, but to accept the benefit from whjat is true. That is, to seek truth by overlooking untruth. Ecumenicism is an example of this deluded notion. It involves concentrating on the similarities between religions rather than on the differences.
The problem is, truth is never found in association with falsity: the one is deadly to the other. So be careful of "truths" you pick up from dirty places - you don't know where they've been! Or worse still, perhaps you do!
The case is this: our condition is so wretched we do not believe it is possible to live without lies. We have given up the fight, if fight there was, and submitted to a lying life.
We do not seek out lies, for what would we do with them if we found them? They would only make us ashamed. Thus we dangle our lines in the foul broth of our experience, fishing for "truths". But what kind of creature do you think grows out of that excrement? What kind of "truths" will they be? To call those vile worms "virtuous lies" would be too kind, and would degrade the word "virtue" by association.