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... TOK Practice Essay: "Different Cultures have different truths." "A truth is that which can be universally accepted." What are the implications for knowledge of agreeing with these opposing statements? Aakaanksh (A.K) Pothukutchi Friday, May 02, 2008 Mr. Richmond TOK According to Albert Einstein, one of the great minds of the human races, "Truth is what stands the test of time." The seemingly innocent looking question: "What is truth," appears in one's mind. In an effort to better humanity the elite minds have concocted three different theories of truth, none of which is individually satisfactory, but combined provide a glance into the "truth" about truth. The word truth, in context of the question, is a statement which conforms to fact and is commonly/universally accepted as the reality or actuality. At first glance, both statements appear to be contradictory in nature, as they transmit conflicting two conflicting ideas of truth. The first statement conveys the idea of relativism,
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