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Well, there are three truths. 1. What really happened. 2. How the people involved remember it. 3. How it gets recorded. The potential for gross distorti
by bostik 8y ago
Well, there are three truths.
1. What really happened.
2. How the people involved remember it.
3. How it gets recorded.
The potential for gross distortion between steps is a fact, but that doesn't necessarily mean everything you read or hear is false. And indeed, details are the first thing to get twisted.
It's usually (or, "often enough") the major themes that survive. Assuming that everything is a lie means you're paranoid. Assuming that everybody lies means you're sensible.
How truth survives through that is left as an exercise for the reader.
- hopler 8y agoConsidering the major themes that the majority of humanity believes in are the various flavors of Biblical ones, I don't have a lot of hope for Truth. Ultimately, if you can't verify a fact yourself, it's either irrelevant (so doesn't matter if it's true, just have fun) or highly suspect.