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Do we have to learn to think scientifically in order to find the truth?
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... Anna Markmann 11.03.04 Do we have to learn to think scientifically in order to find the truth? After a confrontation with this question a lot more questions seem to "pop out"- What is truth? What is the truth? What is scientific thinking and does it automatically lead to a truth or the truth or the truths? Can truth or truths be found? Do we need to know the truth? ... The amount of connected questions increases proportional with the amount of time you spend on finding an answer to the main question. This is because there are so many assumptions in this concept. Therefore a need of defining key words occurs. Though defining terms is very central it is highly problematical and difficult. After thinking of what the most important concepts in this question might be and deciding on truth and science, I interpreted truth as a temporarily not falsified concept or idea with
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