Most issues when touches on History, R and S, Politic, they are always divided into at least 2 groups or more and everyone would start answering and backing up with sources from google, books, news channel etc. Now, my questions is how reliable are those sources? At times we have a situation that both parties have sources to back their answers : For example, like history..some countries even amend their history to avoid further shame befall into that nation but the people from that nation would argue that theirs is tue history. Or Israel and Palestine feud? Etc and etc...Have anyone doubted this before?
And I am not sure this Q is under which category...
2007-07-22 15:29:11 · 7 answers · asked by ANDERSON P 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
you have posed an excellent question which shows that you, like me, realize that there are more than one road to a destination. the problem is finding the most efficient route.
history is a good evaluator but only to the extend of who and how history has been 'rewritten'. it is become more evident that history of our past is no longer being taught in our schools, or at least, accurately., and that anything pre- WWII is being omitted from our children's education.
keep searching ,keep asking, keep confused. confusion is the first step to education if one really wants to learn.
thank God for the Internet, it preserves issues that may otherwise be omitted.
remember when reading anything, it is just one person's opinion or evaluation of an issue and is meant to support their agenda.
2007-07-22 15:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's really pretty simple - most posts are the product of someones bias - they may even include a reliable source or valid facts to back it up, but when you examine the facts, you may well form a different opinion, and that's fine. As far as "amending history," that won't work too well with modern history - too many witnesses.
For instance, a smoker is five times more likely to get lung cancer than a non-smoker. That's a statistic that might be used for a smoking cessation ad.
On the other hand, only three out of ten smokers get lung cancer - and that statistic might be used for a proponent of smoking.
Both statistics might be verifiable and valid - but as you can easily see, each side of the issue would purposely use the one that helps support his position and ignore the other one. That's what Michael Moore does so expertly in his "documentaries.".
2007-07-22 23:15:39 · answer #2 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're all over the place. Wherever you go to get your news will always slant their news towards their beliefs. It's only human nature. I usually watch all three news channels (fox, cnn, and msnbc). I try and form an opinion of my own. If you think about it. We will probably never really know the true history of a lot of things. Before the printing press was invented we relied on people to hand copy books. Ultimately it would have mistakes and those mistakes fixed later, thus blurring the line between originality and ones own idea of what they or the original authors had in mind. The difference between right and wrong any grown adult, who is sane, knows. As for which agenda you should follow that would be decided by your beliefs. It's OK not to follow any if that is what you believe.
2007-07-22 22:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by apple juice 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go with how you feel. the world is dividing into more than 2 groups but there are lots of similarities that do divide them into the two.
You can even straddle the fence and agree with parts of what both sides say.
Like I disagree with abortion, but I don't want it to be illegal and I don't want it govt subsidized, however I do want late term abortions to be illegal. I think they constitute murder and lack of responsibility.
See and nothing in that statement is contradictory because that is my opinion and I have a right to think about any issue I want freely.
Just remember to go with your conscience, it is there you just have to really listen sometimes, it is right most of the time and will tell you what is right or wrong.
2007-07-22 22:37:43 · answer #4 · answered by WCSteel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can never be sure about history because there were many cover-ups in the past also. You can only know what is reported but without being sure if the reporter was honest. The best thing is to research the documents that partained to the historical event if that is at all possible.
2007-07-22 22:36:54 · answer #5 · answered by scarlettt_ohara 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'll help you out. Liberals are mostly wrong and can never back up their claims with real facts. Conservatives are mostly right.
2007-07-22 22:50:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
If you are unable to distingush right from wrong you probably belong in the philosophy section.
If not you belong in jail.
ha ha
2007-07-22 22:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋