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For it is in the long run that, somehow, Truth may Survive-through the Decay of Untruth
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... Sriharsha Kota Mr. Hurdle IB TOK 19 May 2007 "For it is in the long run that, somehow, truth may survive-through the decay of untruth." This quote, said by John Lukacs, invokes deep thought when considering the advancement of human knowledge. Lukacs is a well-known historian of Hungarian descent. While he may have directed his statement towards history, it is also applicable to certain other areas of knowledge. We can look at knowledge as a fortification, a wall if you will. Truth is what makes it up, the blocks that build it and keep it intact. When you look closer, however, cracks and holes can be seen and so these may be the untruth that makes knowledge far from perfect. The idea that actual truth can exist after untruth has been destroyed affirms the thought that we can know what is true if we know what is not true. This brings up the topic
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