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"What I tell you three times is true." (Lewis Carroll) Might this formula - Or a more sophisticates version of it actually determine what we believe to be true?
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"What I tell you three times is true." (Lewis Carroll) Might this formula - Or a more sophisticates version of it actually determine what we believe to be true? "What is Truth? Said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer." 1 Had he stayed for an answer he would still be waiting. The term 'truth' has no entire satisfactory definition; however truth is generally accepted as having three key characteristics. These being; that one, truth is something that is public and true for everybody. Two that truth is independent of anyone's beliefs, meaning that a statement can be completely and utterly false though; everyone still believes it to be true, and finally that truth is eternal, meaning that if something is true, it will always be true. Although 'truth' is so uncertain, it is still said to be the basis for all of our knowledge. Looking closely at...
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