Sunday, September 7, 2008
How do you know?
On Friday, we discussed the reading selection, "How Do We Know?"and we concluded that fact is something that is established by irrefutable evidence. Although we had an accord on what is fact, we disagreed on the truth. I believe that truth depends on context because even a lie can be the truth given the correct circumstances. However, my group felt that there is no such thing as the truth thus it doesn't even depend on context. We also decided that when two experts disagree, it is most likely they are both right and we should decide for ourselves what to believe or perhaps take both sides into account when tackling the subject. Another subject that i disagreed with my group on was if there was always a "right answer" for something. I believe that only "natural truths" like math, physics, and other sciences proven with empirical evidence will always have a right answer for a problem. Conversely, I believe that everything else might not a definite "right answer". My group thought that there is no such thing as a "right answer" for anything. I don't feel worried that much of what we know is constantly changing rather than static because as I believe that as a human I will learn to adapt as things change. This belief goes perfectly with my mantra to go with the flow and roll with the punches.
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