Why+Truth+Matters

Why Truth Matters.



By what means do people create antinomies of truth according to the authors of this document? //Antimony : 1. a contradiction or opposition, especially between two laws or rules// //2. a contradiction between principles or conclusions that seem equally reasonable and necessary, a paradox// What point are these authors making? Do you agree?

According to the authors of this document there are numerous ways by which people can create antinomies of truth. The may include the following:
 * Internal Denial - Disagreeing to any other opinion or 'truth' without basis or second thought. "The truth is what I say it is and nothing else."
 * Authority - "The truth is what He says it is and nothing else."
 * Obfuscation
 * Evasion
 * Alternative Evidence
 * Taboo
 * Asking Unanswerable Questions
 * Shooting the Messenger

Good summary list of the examples from the reading. These points could do with a little example or explanation. Please answer the second part of the assignment as found on the TOK homework page.