In Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus‚ the King‚ there are various instances where Oedipus tries to escape his destinyenlightenmentonly to discover the truth that he cannot. Similarly‚ in Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" the prisoner travails to understand and adjust to his newly visited environment. In both works‚ the men first had to realize their ignorance before they could begin to acquire knowledge and true understanding of the complexities of the human condition. Specifically‚ in Oedipus‚ the King‚ it
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mainstream religions in America today could fit these requirements‚ especially in the southern portion of the country. To elaborate‚ most mainstream religions‚ much like the FLDS church‚ have a number of statements that are taught to its followers as the ‘truth.’ These may vary slightly according to the religion in question‚ but the main tenets of most American monotheistic religions are as follows: 1. There is one all-knowing‚ all-seeing Creator‚ 2. This Creator has the power to punish or reward humanity
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Education presupposes truth‚ even in the most relativistic contexts‚ because teachers are concerned with correspondence between thought and reality. But from a Christian perspective‚ truth is not just a label applied to the successful representation of reality in thought‚ but comes to personify that eternal reality itself. And that personification is neither metaphorical nor abstract‚ but is found in the person of Jesus Christ‚ as he says in John 14.6‚ “I am the way‚ and the truth‚ and the life.”
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he truth‚ or tring to avoid trouble‚ or may think the lie will be the better answer. Nice people will tell the ugly person "you are not ugly." When you lose a game‚ your friends will tell you "you are very good." Have uncountable numbers of lies are "white lie". They lie for not get hurt thelistenerfrom the truth. Many kind of lie in the world‚ it is in the every where of the world. Also lies have some kind are for self satisfy. Multiple purposes lie in the world. We should telling the truth‚ better
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that the truth about this painting changed. Do you agree? Explain. The book tells us that truth is the accurate representation of objective reality‚ and that our assumptions‚ and wishes do not affect the reality of the facts. With that being said; I would say yes the truth about the painting changed. Since there is hard evidence that proves it was not the work of Rembrandt then‚ the truth has changed. 1.2. Examine each of the following cases in light of what you’ve learned about truth in this chapter
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“there are no facts‚ only interpretations”. Nietzsche intended to enlighten the world that the truth is intricate‚ as facts are often clouded within different interpretations. Similar to Nietzsche‚ Oscar Wilde‚ a famous satirical play writer in 17th century England postulated that “the pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple”. In this statement Wilde points out rather facetiously that the truth can often be misleading. Since the first episode of Frontline‚ aired in 1994 as a satirical
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people‚ family member. Dоctоrs cоntinuоusly face an еthical dilеmma‚ tеll thе wholе truth of the situation‚ which can be telling people their loved one may die‚ or leave out details to provide a glimmer of hope. In case they lie it is called "white lies". In some countries doctors do not tell the sex of the future child to their future parents. Because some families do not want the birth of girl. So not tell the whole truth‚ doctors avoid abortion or problems in family. As for parents‚ they also
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finally the truth may be found out. The next fact is that no one will trust us. Then come serious problems. For example‚ when I ask make questions to my friend and get information which is not true. When I come to know the fact‚ I will not believe in her sayings for the next time. Unbelievable‚ she is of course a good friend at all. The friendship between her and me may become worse. I no longer respect the friend. Dishonesty can put those who lie in difficult situations. When the truth does come
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impedes the ability of people to make truly informed decisions. Mill’s argument‚ however‚ assumes that the goal is always the search for truth and‚ thus‚ necessitates the need for liberty of thought and discussion. Consequently‚ in this second chapter‚ Mill expounds upon his belief in the autonomy of the individual in the development of opinion and quest for truth. Mill also reiterates his belief in the autonomy of government and refutes the idea that government should adhere to popular opinion. Furthermore
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were Descartes and Pascal. Though both saw reason as the primary source of knowledge‚ they disagreed over the competence of human reason. Descartes‚ the skeptic‚ said that we could use reason to find certain truth if we used it correctly‚ while Pascal said that we can’t know certain truth‚ but reason is the best source of knowledge that we have. Descartes: Reason is the tool by which we know everything that we know. But most people make the mistake of basing their reasoning on assumptions which
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