is history as we know it all a lie?

Answer 1

You are a moron. Don't ask your stupid questions in a science room.

Answer 2

Obviously not all history is a lie. The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066, the atomic bomb was dropped on hiroshima in 1945, these are undisputable facts, undoubtably true. The problems lie in the interpretation of the facts by the authors failing to be objective enough. For example, people will always argue whether dropping the bomb saved lives by ending the war and stopping the likely huge casualties a land invasion would inflict, but most japanese would not see it that way, maybe even a war crime on par with the concentration camps. If you are concerned over a particular topic, the only way to satisfy yourself is for you to read as much about it and then make up your own mind.

Answer 3

History is the man written record of events as seen by the writer and the perspective thereof. Wery person sees from a different perspective no two people can see something from the exact same perspective. Often times History misleads on some subjects such as the truth about the Amerindians and how they were. Interpretation of various views on the same subject is the best way to understand anything. Reading is fundamental and read all one can to better understand history.

Answer 4

It obviously can't be all a lie, otherwise it would be impossible to know anything. For example, if you made a film of everything you did, you would be able to show you did these things. That history, albeit very minor in the sphere of historical knowledge, would be a trusim, assuming you didn't falsify the film. There are many other truisms in history. Unfortunately, much of the falsehood is down to deliberate fabrication or to misinterpretation of the facts.

Answer 5

It's important to remember that many historical accounts will indeed have some sort of bias. Also, the history often taught in school classrooms is deliberately simplified to provide a consistent message, rather than 'confusing' young minds with multiple view points.

So when researching history, it's important to use more than one source, and consider what kind of biases the writers of various accounts may have. Sometimes the comparison and synthesis of the biased accounts can give us more information about the writers and their history than they ever intended.

History is by no means the only field in which this occurs. History is merely current events from yesterday's newspaper. Just as getting all your news from one source can lead to a serious warping of what you view as 'truth', it's vitally important to get as much information as you can and draw your own conclusions. In some cases, we may never know the 'truth', but we can gather evidence that supports or contradicts one or more versions of that 'truth'.

Answer 6

Not a lie as such, but what you read will be based on the view of the writer. History is also sometimes presented as discrete events when in real life many happen concurrently. For example, I only recently realised that the enlightenment in the Jacobite uprising happened in the same country in the same few years as they were always taught as separate topics.

Answer 7

History is mostly written by the conqueror.
Mostly biased towards the conqueror also.
But true history should be looked at from all angles.
From the defeated to the neutral, then to the conqueror.
Once you look at history in this way you can identify what are the facts and what are fibs.

Answer 8

Without straying into the realm of empiricism, history comprises both facts and opinions. Facts can be verified and many historical events have been proven to be true. Opinions can be safely ignored.
So no, not all of it is a lie.

Answer 9

History is written by the victors. National history is written by the nationalistic. Every people's history puts them at the center of history. All history is subjective and arbitrary.

Answer 10

The strange thing is that history is not always written by the winners. Look at Jewish history. They claim to always have been victimized, but their story gets told over and over again - and is believed by so many. Rome was victorious over the Jews time and again, but we hear the Jewish version more often.

So, maybe history gets told by the most prolific writers and storytellers.

Answer 11

History is writen by the winners, not the losers. What we see is one side of the equasion here. A great example is the Civil War - or the Northern Agression - depending on where you live.