(My term, in honor of the physicist Niels Bohr)
A Bohrian Truth is a Great Truth. The mark of a Great Truth is that its opposite is another Great Truth (according to Niels Bohr).
In contrast, a trivial truth is a true statement the opposite of which is a false statement. (For example “I can not breathe under water”, the opposite of which — “I can breathe under water” is a false statement.)
The following are examples of Bohrian Truths:
- We are all the same — Each of us is unique.
- Everyone always does the best they can do — No one ever does the best they can do.
- All pain is felt in the brain — The brain feels no pain.