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| − | # Go back to the original Greek philosophers and seek [[Information]] that is in concert with reality irrespective of any human endeavor. | + | # Go back to the original Greek philosophers and seek [[Information]] that is in concert with reality irrespective of any human endeavor. |
# Focus on [[Information]] and not on human [[knowledge]]. | # Focus on [[Information]] and not on human [[knowledge]]. | ||
| − | # For [[Identity Proofing]] the best source of [[Truth]] is reporting [[Information]] on an [[Audit]] of the processes that | + | # For [[Identity Proofing]] the best source of [[Truth]] is reporting [[Information]] on an [[Audit]] of the processes that were used to build [[Assurance]]. |
| + | According to Xenophanes<ref>Xenophanes, translation by Karl Popper, Sir ''The World of Parmenides'', B34. ISBN 978-0415518796</ref> | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | But as for certain truth, no man has known it, | ||
| + | Nor will he know it; neither of the gods | ||
| + | Nor yet of all the things of which I speak. | ||
| + | And even if by chance he were to utter | ||
| + | The perfect truth, he would himself not know it; | ||
| + | For all is but a woven web of guesses | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:29, 7 April 2022
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Context
- Truth has been the subject of Epistemology and philosophers for thousands of years.
- The original Western Philosophical traditions starting with Thales looked for Truth from the natural philosophy of reality.
- By the time of Plato, the search for truth had turned into the anthropomorphic search for human Knowledge. A very different subject.
- Christopher Hitchens' maxim: "What is asserted without a proof, can be dismissed without a proof."
Problem
- Tim Rice captured the heart of the problem in Jesus Christ Superstar:
[JESUS] I look for truth, and find that I get damned [PILATE] But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths - are mine the same as yours?
- The challenges of human efforts at discovering truth are summarized on the page General_Theory_of_Living_Systems#Problems.
- Human Knowledge or understanding is a poor measure of truth values.
- There was a time when we would believe that photographs or videos were factual, but "now that everything can be faked, how will we know what's real?"[1] It seems that we are moving to a point of zero trust where people just believe what they have been conditioned to accept.
Solution
- Go back to the original Greek philosophers and seek Information that is in concert with reality irrespective of any human endeavor.
- Focus on Information and not on human knowledge.
- For Identity Proofing the best source of Truth is reporting Information on an Audit of the processes that were used to build Assurance.
According to Xenophanes[2]
But as for certain truth, no man has known it, Nor will he know it; neither of the gods Nor yet of all the things of which I speak. And even if by chance he were to utter The perfect truth, he would himself not know it; For all is but a woven web of guesses
References
- ↑ Joshua Rothman, Afterimage (2018-11-12) New Yorker p. 34ff
- ↑ Xenophanes, translation by Karl Popper, Sir The World of Parmenides, B34. ISBN 978-0415518796
