What I mean by this is, does what we consider to be “true” really just come from what the majority has agreed upon? Now I am speaking here in the sense of things that ARE NOT just (what I call) “common sense” truths such as the truth that people cannot fly on their own accord. I am speaking of things that we HAVE MADE truths. For example, take the math problem 1 + 1 = 2, this is “true” because we say it is – and as a result we have composed a validating method of proving this within mathematics.
However, had we said it was something else like 1 + 1 = 6, and compiled a mathematical validation to this occurance, then wouldn’t this be “true” also? Consider also the Pluto incident in which for the longest time it was true that Pluto was a planet because we agreed/accepted it was - but now this is not true because we say so. Therefore, as I was saying, is the concept of “truth” ultimately just a reflection of majority agreement/acceptance or am I flawed in my thinking of this somewhere?
2006-12-22
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