Absolute Truth- Is it attainable?

From a science view, I think us, as in homo-sapien type humans, never will. Maybe if we evolve. I don't think our minds are complex enough to understand an absolute truth. We haven't even sorted out the details of our world and bodies yet. With increasingly difficult disciplines of science and math emerging such as Quantum theory, String theory, and M theory, all attempting to explain and unify our principles of understanding our universe, we have still only scratched the surface. Some guess that it may even take millions of years to begin understanding fundamental truths. And when you are dealing with sciences that work in 11 dimensions or more, you have few people that can conceive these ideas, let alone understand them.

From a philosophical view, you could look at things like existentialism and see that even truly confronting the idea of merely existing can leave the best and brightest minds nauseated, shaken, and even broken. We, as humans, are unique in that we can imagine and learn from observing others but we are limited by our understanding of symbolism and our barriers to communicating with others or expressing ourselves at any given time in history. So again, very remote.

From a religious or spiritual point of view, we have beliefs and faith and tools to help us cope with the hardships and problems we encounter in life and in thinking. But we are also limited by the sets of rules and morals, etc they impose upon us. However, every religion or spirituality has enlightened beings to set examples and set our paths by. In theory, this says it is possible to learn truths. In my opinion, many religions or lifestyles give priority to things that are too mundane for this to happen on a large scale. They tend to discourage free and independent thinking and approaches to the goal of truth. There are histories and reasons behind these rules and ways that have little or nothing to do with real understanding and truth. Most people never afford themselves the chance to see this and decide for themselves, rather they just accept what they are told and brought up to believe. So I think religion has little hope to offer in this way as well.

An absolute truth, by all logic, should be something simple and elegant. Something unbound by rules and structure. It is probably something that has to be achieved on an independent level with much personal effort and work. But how often do people take time to get to really know themselves? I think a religion or science or philosophy can put us on the road and even nudge us into motion, but it cannot be a map. You have to walk that road on your own. And in the end I believe that the road goes nowhere. There is no holy or auspicious place that will help you glean a secret, besides inside of you. In essence, the journey is within, not without.

Humankind has a long way to go before not only individuals, but individuals on a mass scale realize this. Until then its beyond our grasp.

From religious view. "i am the way, the truth, and the life." Jesus Chris
so by all mean he is the truth

Gravity is absolute truth...at least it's never failed me. ; ) I believe God is Truth as well. I know it in my heart, but I'm not sure I can give and physical proof. There's an area in the Dead Sea that is significantly higher than on the other two sides, and it's in the same area where God split the water. Chariots consistent with that time are also at the bottom there, but I guess that would just be evidence and not absolute proof.