yes and no. I say that because if were in an argument about something there is only one truth to that. But‚ if we have different beliefs in something then no the truth isn’t the same. I’m picking one answer today and that’s no. To me everyone has a different point of view‚ and belief. So their truth can be very opposite and different. Truth is basically based on belief. Everyone’s truth can have a different point to it. My truth can be that I like to play video games 5hrs a day‚ and a classmate’s
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since the threat of eternal damnation is hanging over them. Freud also saw religion as an illusion‚ that is not to say that it is false or untrue the mind has merely tricks you into believing in religion as it helps you in a time of crisis. This is negative as Freud is suggesting that God is not real and cannot be objectively tested‚ which disagrees with religious belief. An illusion is a distortion of the senses and it is usually shared by most people. For example the illusion that we are all free
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the individual’s moral framework. (Harman‚ 1975) In ‘Some Moral Minima’ Goodman argues that “there are certain things that are simply wrong.” (Goodman‚ 2010) I contend that right and wrong are subjective‚ based upon elements of an individual’s belief system‚ and dependent upon the situation. In this paper‚ I will discuss theory based arguments to justify my disagreement with Goodman’s contention. When considering the theories of right and wrong‚ it is customary to think of them as absolute
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True or false‚ probably a term most people are familiar with. Such a thing seems quite simple to comprehend‚ however determining whether something is true or not isn’t the easiest of tasks. In order to determine if something is false‚ we must first establish what the truth is. The knowledge issue this brings up is: How do we know if absolute truth exists‚ and if it doesn’t what type of truth does exist? This is dependent on our perception of the situation and our ability to reason out a conclusion
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facts nor reason. A conscience decision is made based on what surrounding people believe so not to be the odd one out. Conversely‚ one with reason would choose only to believe in things with the most proven facts available –basing their opinion or belief in the most scientifically and logically proven variable; thus rendering people with reason not susceptible to pseudoscience as there is no evidence or ways to prove that it is something that they should believe. This market for pseudoscience creates
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definition for knowledge is that a statement must be justified‚ true and believed at this point knowledge was defined as having a justified true belief‚ this is the is known as the tripartite definition for knowledge (Prosser‚ 2007). Therefore the classic definition of knowledge states that to have knowledge it is necessary that we have a justified true belief (Y only if X). Some philosophers claim that these three conditions however are not sufficient (Whenever X obtains‚ you are guaranteed Y) to define
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The Tree of Knowledge It is important for society to find a reliable source of knowledge‚ as it is a powerful factor which helps society to attain success. As a good example of the significance of knowledge for society‚ the Tree of Knowledge from the Garden of Eden represents‚ not just a source of absolute knowledge‚ but how desperately human nature seeks that perfect source. However‚ the Tree of Knowledge does not exist in the real world. Thus‚ society is facing a problem of finding the most effective
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of “A belief is what we accept as truth” can be interpreted differently through many people. Before we can start to defend or disagree with this claim‚ we must first understand the meaning of truth and belief. A truth is something that is known for certain‚ has been proven and is a certain fact. While as a belief may not necessary have to be true‚ it is more about what people accept and think that could be real. From this‚ we can say that it is possible to defend JW Apps claim as a belief is personal
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Explain Plato’s Analogy of the Cave Plato’s analogy of the cave begins with prisoners who are captured at birth and chained tightly in a cave with no natural daylight so they can only face and look at the wall in front of them. Since these prisoners have always been like this they know nothing else. They have limited knowledge to only what they can ‘see’ and oppose any other ideas. They are trapped like this and cannot go beyond the surface. The prisoners here are supposed to represent us. It
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Philosophy that seeks out to answer these questions and to discover the origin of knowledge is Epistemology. Much of what we believe is based on allegations and generalizations rather than established evidence. That’s way so many people have different beliefs throughout the world. I will be discussing more of these Worldviews in a later paragraph. Right now I’d like to continue to focus on Epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge: how we obtain knowledge and how we justify it. These are some of the
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