What is truth?

[The Ugly Truth]

Is there such a thing as absolute truth / universal truth?

I believe the answer is a resounding YES. Truth is based on facts. Some believe in moral relativism. As this article shows, that way lies chaos and anarchy.

Is there such a thing as absolute truth / universal truth?

 

[Asclepias]

An agreed up story.

 

[The Ugly Truth]

An agreed up story.

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[Asclepias]

An agreed up story.

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I was answering the title.

 

[The Ugly Truth]

An agreed up story.

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I was answering the title.

Are you saying that if two people agree on something it's the truth? Please explain yourself.

 

[Asclepias]

An agreed up story.

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I was answering the title.

Are you saying that if two people agree on something it's the truth? Please explain yourself.

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

 

[The Ugly Truth]

An agreed up story.

???

I was answering the title.

Are you saying that if two people agree on something it's the truth? Please explain yourself.

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

What makes him an expert? History is based on historical facts. For instance, we can look at the letters that our founding fathers had written about certain things, like the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. Those are facts.

 

[Asclepias]

An agreed up story.

???

I was answering the title.

Are you saying that if two people agree on something it's the truth? Please explain yourself.

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

What makes him an expert? History is based on historical facts. For instance, we can look at the letters that our founding fathers had written about certain things, like the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. Those are facts.

Nope those are perspectives parading as facts. What makes the founding fathers experts?

 

[The Ugly Truth]

???

I was answering the title.

Are you saying that if two people agree on something it's the truth? Please explain yourself.

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

What makes him an expert? History is based on historical facts. For instance, we can look at the letters that our founding fathers had written about certain things, like the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. Those are facts.

Nope those are perspectives parading as facts. What makes the founding fathers experts?

What I meant is that we have written records that mention historical events. Here is an example.

Founders Online: From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1779

This is an actual letter that Washington wrote to Alexander Hamilton. The content of this letter cannot be disputed. It exists. It is real. It is historical fact.