I have a view of Rainier from my back yard, a look from a Northwest angle. That means I see a dark shadow at sunrise and a pink glowing mountain at sunset.
But if I lived in Yakima, east of Rainier, the mountain would be pink at sunrise and dark shadow at sunset.
This shows me how it’s possible for different people to have different yet accurate angles on reality.
It’s also possible that people can argue about two true angles. “The mountain is clearly pink,” I say. But my Yakima friend disagrees. “No, the mountain is dark,” he says. If we never question our points of view, we might continue arguing when we could be learning.
The problem comes from believing one angle is the only angle. When we fail to recognize the angles of truth, we believe we see all the mountain there is to see, and that our view is the only true view.
Of course, this isn’t the whole story of truth. It’s possible for us to see things the wrong way and we often do, which means there’s a place for one side winning a debate. There are also situations where “angularity” doesn’t apply, like looking at a cue ball that’s white from every angle.
The point is, we should be willing to consider the angles in our quest for truth.