How does the need for truth affect truth-seeking?

[KaoDeo]

I've been working through mental health challenges causin psychosomatic issues (sharp pain in different parts of the body) for the past three years, and self-observation plus admitting difficult truths about myself has been the only thing that's helped me fix it.

Because of this, I have a deep need for truth—not just curiosity, but an urgent necessity. This makes me wonder:
Can needing the truth create its own biases, even though the goal itself is truth?

 

Personally, I haven't noticed the need blocking me—in fact, I think this need is exactly what drove me to dive as deeply as I did, leading to multiple profound transformations. And I'm still keep going.

 

But I'm curious about:

- Does having a strong need for truth come with hidden biases I might not be seeing?

- Are there pitfalls specific to need-driven truth-seeking, even when it seems to be working?

[UnbornTao]

In our experience, the truth is profoundly unknown, is it not?

That said, your post is somewhat vague. While bias is likely universal and the tendency to deceive oneself should be guarded against, I would argue that as long as you uncover what is really true about your subject of inquiry, other concerns are largely secondary.

Edited October 20 by UnbornTao