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Adam Bly
Adam Bly is the founder and editor-in-chief of Seed Magazine and the Chairman/CEO of Seed Media Group. Seed is a bi-monthly science magazine based out of New York and is[…]
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An absolute truth does not resonate with Adam Bly.

Question: Is there an absolute truth?

Adam Bly: No. I don’t . . . That doesn’t . . . That’s not an idea that resonates with me. There may be. There may not be, but it’s not an idea that I feel comfortable with. I like the idea of an __________ total relationship with truth, something that we get very, very, very, very, very, very, very close to. I don’t know what capital “T” is, and I’m kind of not . . . That idea doesn’t sit well with me.

 

Recorded on: 10/17/07

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