What Is Truth? - created from Mind Map

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How do we know what is true?

"There Is A Place Called Heaven"

Ayer - Emotion

Religious, Moral, Historical and Scientific Truths

Subjective vs Objective

Plato's theory of 'World of Forms' suggests that this world is an illusion

E.g Is your Red my Red because my Red could be Yellow but I call it Red

Religion

Media

Friends & Family

Aristotle (His Mentor) Disagreed

Truth is based on a belief that the material world continues the ultimate reality

Different Views

We believe in what people say and think

Evidence?

If everyone thought that a £1 coin was worth £2 then everyone would think that

Manipulte truth

'Is' Suggests that it does exist

'Place' could mean that it is a room or a spiritual place

'Called' suggests that someone has just called it that

'Heaven' is a lot like the red theory

Emotivision

Hurrah! Boo!

Verification

Strong

Weak

Absolute & Relative truth

Opinions

Depend on religion/culture

Objective - Absolution

Subjective - Relativism

Truth in itself

Based on the situation, Time, Place and culture

Sense Experience

Can't Trust your senses