>>43912656Why do Pokefags assume this? I really don't get it, it doesn't make sense if you know the definition of the words.
"Truth" is what actually happened, or the state of the world and things in it. Although it can be fabricated, some philosophers posit that there is a truth that can be reached that exists beyond the vale of all our misconceptions.
Ideals isn't "what I want". An ideal is something to strive for; a concept you hold above all others that you want to reach and set an example for. For example, let's say your ideal is law. Law is a good one, because if you do well and everyone follows your lead, we can reach your ideal when everyone follows the rule of law.
Where these come into conflict is when you come upon people who don't know of the concept of your ideal, say, law, and thus act in immoral or outright criminal ways. Worse is if you come upon those who DO know about it and choose not to strive for it. Those people aren't automatically striving for truth because they're NOT striving for ideals. They're striving for their own ideals, which might be "I need to eat tonight" or "I want a new TV and I don't want to pay for it". So the truth you encounter is that not everyone wants your particular ideal, even if it would be good for them.
Similarly, if you were to tell those people the truth; that their immorality and thievery actually damages the society they live in for a short-lived gratification, but in the name of their ideal they would probably try to violently silence you.
So the two are not necessarily opposite, and the two are not mutually exclusive. In a way, the only way to reach any given ideal you can think of is to know the truth in regards to it. Some ideals may be actually impossible to reach - but knowing that truth means the effort will continue forever, or until mankind changes into something better.
