Friday in class we continued discussion on truth, and how we know things to be true. We all agreed in my group that knowing something is true requires strong evidence, and often times requires a faith. Truth can be based on evidence or faith. There are truths that come from physical, factual evidence, then there is truth that comes from belief and faith. The former is more of a physically bound truth and the latter is based on mind and emotion. We also decided one of the biggest points with truth is that it is relativistic. Every human being has their own truths, based on surroundings, beliefs, and individual experience. When discussing truth, the topic of opinions comes in to play. My groups opinion on opinions varied somewhat. This is where our views varied slightly. Some believed that all opinions are true, while I believe that all opinions are valid, but not all of them are true. Everyone is entitled to their opinion....but that doesn't mean that it is right. Another large point we discussed was the division between fact and truth. Facts are always true, but truths are sometimes debatable. Truth can be debatable when others disagree with it based on their vision of what is true. Sometimes even, a truth to someone can be proven to be false.
At the end of the discussion we came up with this list of how we know things to be true:
It can be supported by factual evidence
We experience it to be true
Evidence for the truth is relevant and pertinent
Truths are universally accepted
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment