Why+Truth+Matters

Why Truth Matters


 * By what means do people create antinomies to truth according to the authors of this reading? **

There are some different antinomies to truth people create to reject the truth or refuge away from it. The most common and easy one for most of the people is by denying the truth orally, mainly by making it negative while listening to it, arguing it, or mainly while receiving it. Another antinomy is to deny the truth internally by believing in one thing that can never be resigned. Making arguments about the truth and attacking it can be another mean, by denying the truth in councils or meetings, in the presence of some people.
 *  What point are the authors making in this reading? Do you agree? **

The authors are basically saying: people don’t accept truth in their lives. We can make some bullet points of this: · Most of people cannot accept truth they don’t like. I agree because I'm a part of these people. · Truths are beliefs people can either stick to or just resign. I don’t really agree, because if people knew the truth, they cannot reject it easily. · There are factors which changes people’s responds for truths:

o Authority: government can control what people can belief or seem to. I agree because most of the governments have a good control over people’s brains. o Cultures: cultures and traditions are similar to governments, but they are either history of a country or the head of a family. I agree, because some people may stay on their own cultures’ beliefs, and I don’t agree, because other people may have became more incorporated with this era, and this period of time, which really changes a lot of these old cultures. o Religion: sometimes, it the truth is unacceptable or taboo, people won’t approve it. I agree, because if people are committed with their religion, they will be going like this. o Education: any way of knowing things can be a source of either approving or rejecting truths. I agree because all beliefs and truths come from education in all its kinds (schools, TV, news, ...etc)