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==Context==
 
==Context==
 
*Truth has been the subject of [[Epistemology]] and philosophers for thousands of years.
 
*Truth has been the subject of [[Epistemology]] and philosophers for thousands of years.
*The original Western Philosophical traditions start by Thales looked for [[Truth]] from the natural philosophy of reality.
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*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.
 
*By the time of Plato the search for truth had turned into the anthropomorphic search for human knowledge. A very different subject.
  

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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.

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?

Solution

  1. Go back to the original Greek philosophers and seek Information that is in concert with reality irrespective of any human endeavor.