Does Truth depend on Knowledge?

Question

I received a clever answer to a previous question. Essentially that answer was:

There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand the binary number system, and those who don't.

Which is true, if you understand the binary system and see that it applies to the digits 10.

However, if you don't understand the binary system, the statement appears at best inconsistent, and maybe even untrue.

So, does the truth of a written statement depend upon your knowledge?

If it DOES, how can we ever be sure that anything written is true?

Answer 1

Absolutely not. Knowledge impedes truth.
Truth is the faith a child has in its parents - until it has acquired enough knowledge to learn otherwise. It's a hard world out there. Would we could keep our faith in truth.

Answer 2

It all depends in how the truth/knowledge is interpreted by the interpreter. If knowledge is slanted one way or another, then the truth can also be slanted. And just because someone has the knowledge it doesn't necessarily mean that they have the mental capacity to discern the truth. Sometimes knowledge can cloud the truth as well.

As for your final question... anything written may not be true. Languages and our understanding of language evolves with time. Words get perverted and take on whole new meanings. Think about the Bible... it was translated by man how long ago? If it were translated for the first time today, in year 2006, it could have a completely different meaning!

Answer 3

The moral truth is a matter of opinion, 50% yours 50% mine......
This equals 100% disagreement……….

The scientific truth is based on, 30% truth and 70% hypothesis....
Which mean 30% knowledge and 70% belief….

The binary system is the language of an inanimate object.....The computer....it’s no different than learning to operate a toaster….on a different scale yes, but none the less “Learning”

It's the same as asking somebody if they understand the mechanics of the internal combustion engine.....Some would say.....Yes the coil provides spark which ignites the petrol, which in turn creates compression, pushing either 4, 6, or 8 pistons down in a timed explosion, many times a minute.......

While another person might say....ya you put gas in it and it goes.....

There is truth in both of those statements, one is elaborate from someone with knowledge and one is superficial from someone with basic knowledge ….

Do we believe the written word or not comes down to….”Faith”
In your opinion do you believe the integrity of the author, has he thoroughly convinced you of his knowledge……In other words the truth of a written statement depends on the knowledge of the author not yours and if you chose to believe or not, until further evidence proves otherwise…..

Answer 4

Hi!

Truth is relative... what is true for some is not true for others... Does knowledge have a play is this... sometimes...

First, it all depends on how you define Truth...

Is something considered Truth when it can't be proven False? Or is it considered False until it can be proven True?

Many of us are taught to believe something as Truth until it can be proven False....

It is written in the bible that God created the universe... that God is a real omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient being watching over us. I can not prove that this is true... nor can i prove that it is false...

Many believe in God (including myself)....

And what does one do when two written statements contradict each other, but neither can be proven absolutely True or False?

Was the universe created by God... Or a Big Bang? I have knowledge of both "creation theroies"... but how do I decide which is Truth? In this case, knowledge doesn't help me one bit...

You can never be sure that anything written in ink (or pixels) is absolute Truth... Especially since humans are flawed beings capable error.

Best Wishes...
T.

Answer 5

Truth depends on knowledge in a relative sense.

Outside matters things to do with outside of 'Me' in other words knowledge can dictate truth to a point, outside the psychological world.

Experience and knowledge have a role in the world of skill.

If your asking truth in an absolute sense then obviously no.

Acquired knowledge of myself hinders the truth of what I am.

In ascertaining the truth of me i am limited to my thoughts.
Each thought is biased by the preceding thought.
Therefore i can never discover the truth in that field of enquiry by that means.
Analyses becomes distorted by the endless poles of opposites.
Good, bad, right,wrong etc.
You cannot be certain that anything that is written is true, unless you have had a similar experience and a similar outcome.
'To boil an egg to perfection takes 5 mins'.
You can try that out and discover.true or false?
Knowledge is acquired, truth is discovered.
Knowledge is the known, the past.
To discover something new the past as knowledge must be put aside..
We then get to a different word, insight.
Insight is the bridge between knowledge and truth.

Answer 6

correction there are nine possibilities in the world that have multiple possibilities being that the binary system is based from O to 1. In between this space or journey through mathmatics you will always find that the number nine is the last digit..O..9..O..1..1..2..3..etc...but I digress...the only way you can be sure of recognising the truth in any shape or form is to allow your instinct to guide you...it will always guide you if you allow it to...like a tuning fork it will align you in the right direction..alas not many people allow themselves to be governed by their instinct ..this allows the personality to be dominant and hence your constant dilemma abut what is the truth? Only until you have done the research on a subject will you discover for certain its truth...for in doing the work you are retreading the path of wisdoms that others have left for you to follow...

Answer 7

If I make a statement and claim that I know everything, would you agree? Or, if you yourself make a similar statement yourself, would anyone else agree? I presume not, nobody will agree with either of us. The reason is if for example I know everything then that would mean my knowledge is Knowledge; that through me and by me knowledge has reached completion, which is incorrect!

Why is this incorrect? Let me explain. You see, Knowledge unlike Truth and Justice is not an independent reality in existence; it depends upon, in this case, us for its existence. It was created for us, Gospels would say; and we are the sole learners and retainers of all human knowledge.

Now, if all that is there is noting but knowledge and there is nothing else in me, then I am knowledge entire and not myself. And then if I am not Knowledge that depends upon my existence for its own, Knowledge simply will not exist. The completion of knowledge in any sense of terms is therefore a fallacious notion. The on the other hand is that more I know lesser I become, whereas more I believe the more I would be what I am independently. The Truth of existence is not dependant upon knowledge whereas Knowledge depends upon Truth for its entire being.

Answer 8

Jokes always hinge upon ambiguities. Your funny answer uses the multiple meanings of the digits in numeral systems. My introductory statement is untrue, some jokes rely on other methods to create the necessary mild shock and confusion needed for humour, but not many of them. As for truth. I suggest Bertrand Russel's "Enquiry Into Truth and Meaning."

Answer 9

Truth is independent on knowledge. Words or statements are just descriptions of anything, it could be the truth, real, facts, interpretations, or any kind of ideas. Descriptions came from a limited mind, its descriptions is always short to meet the truth.

Answer 10

Perhaps truth doesn't reside in lingustics. You have used how we apply language to describe our existance. The fallacy is that language isn't a truth. It is merely a set of guidelines of description that a person is either knowledgable in or not. Someone might not know what a crankshaft in a car is, but if it breaks it will affect them. We know certain things we write are true because we test them.