Truth seeker

bilby said:

On my experience, people who call themselves truth seekers are almost invariably adamant and fervent religious nuts, who believe wholeheartedly that all evidence, however contradictory, points to their own religion being the one true faith.

Such people are usually right-wing conservative Christian American simpletons, who voted for Trump, twice, and who own at least two handguns and five long guns (though usually more).

The very idea that "the truth" is small enough to be sought, and potentially found, by a single individual, strikes me as utterly laughable.

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I think what you've described is the opposite of a truth seeker. Every fundamentalist I know believes that the TRUTH is easily available, in the sacred scriptures of whatever particular flavor. You don't have to look for it, as it's right there in black and white, right under your nose. A cardinal quality of religious people, especially these "simpletons" you refer to, is that they do not vigorously "seek" truth at all, or any kind of greater knowledge.

I would label certain conspiracy theorist types as truth seekers, as they often drop this theory and pick up that, and because these people are constantly unsatisfied and are digging around for new dirt to dig up. A serious philosopher could be considered a truth seeker, reading and studying and thinking, refining ideas and questioning them.

Truth Seeker can infer having questions and doubts.

The anecdotal story of Buddha is a prince who went walkabout looking for the truth of suffering.

Those like Christians may be better called truth rationalizers or justifiers. As WAB said Christians know the truth they are not seeking.

Right. On a lark I looked at around a dozen pages discussing "truth seekers". The only one mentioning religion at all was from a Buddhist site.

The concept refers to a relentless quest for truth, not the lazy resignation and submission typical of fundamentalist Christians, Islamists, and Jews.

steve_bank said:

National health care and basic nutrition for kids should be a no braijner for repi8blcan so called Christians.

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National health care (and welfare) is the most Christian thing imaginable. That's a big part of how Christianity spread in the Roman empire. And why Christianity exploded in popularity when the Roman state imploded in the 350 AD's. The Christian church just took over those functions when the Roman govornment couldn't. The church welfare aspect has been why Christians historicaly have been so comfortable with paying tithes to the church.

Muslim cutre as well. A Muslim I knew, Iranian immigrant, wasm part of a small hrpip who pooed yer mony and looked for people in need.

The group was not rich, regular working people.

The man Sikh temple in India feeds thousands daily. A Sikh temple in Seattle opens its door once a week.

A local guy who does a travel show before the hostility did a show in Iran. When he went out into the countryside the custom was to take in travelers and feed them. Treat like family.

American conservative Christians say church charity should replace government social programs, 'faith based' programs. Short sighted.

To me welfare and national health/nutrition are two different things.

I do not support what amounts to long term or lifetime welfare.

People who are able to work should have something to do.

bilby said:

Everyone seeks truth. Only the true simpleton seeks THE truth.

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QFT
And that’s THE Truth!

Some are even so simple as to adopt screen_names that imply that they go around collecting knowledge, while in fact they spend their time trying to convince others that they are already in an exalted state of learning.
In fact we are all in our own little exalted states of learning. Nothing is more important to any of us than what we experience for ourselves.