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... 10. "Context is all" (Margaret Atwood). Does this mean that there is no such thing as truth? "Context is all." Pulled from the Governor General's Award-winning novel "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, this quote brings a curious topic into light and presents a challenging question: Is there no such thing as truth? Not often thought about, this inquiry deserves much thought and contemplation in regards to the true-a term used loosely - definition of truth and context and how they relate to one another. When regarding information, one is surprised to know that due to context, there are no such things as truth or falsity, but varying levels of commonly accepted validity. It is the power of mass recognition and acceptance of an idea that allows the population to use the word "truth" when referring to something that appears to be to them, beyond reasonable doubt, logically correct in every
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