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What is the truth?
- Thread starter Ana.J
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God is the truth. OK? Doesn't every good thing, according to you, come from The Father of the Celestial Lights? James 1:17 WHO told you every important truth comes from the Bible?
John 16:12
I thought of an important truth that can't be found in the Bible. It is written that to do good to the least of the brothers (sisters, who cares?) is to be on the way to LIFE. BUT OMG it isn't written WHO it is!
Ana.J
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Hm....Bible will not help me to deal with the info on the Internet.....
The Jehovah's Witnesses crisscross scriptures to prove that the least of Jesus' brothers are they of the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses who they believe Jesus appointed to teach every willing soul who is for God the truth. I don't make stuff up.
Ana.J
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Moreover, who said that people who wrote Jesus' words did it correctly?
I think a theory is something without proof.In 21 century, the age of information, you can find the proof to any theory on the Internet. You can find any type of information there. The question is how do you navigate through the amount of bull*** and find the truth?
How do you know what to believe in this dump?
To put things into an interesting context, the Bible was the Internet once upon a time.
Honestly what it is a collection of favorite blogs. The blog of St. Matthew. The blog of Amos. The blog of Isaiah. The blog of St. Paul. And so forth. How do you fact check those?
It is not just the Internet causing misinformation, and propaganda has been around for a long-long time.
Not to worry. The tools and powers once reserved for the wealthy classes are now available to lower and middle classes such as ourselves, so we don't have to fly blind or rely upon the blessings of better people! Its so awesome that libraries have biographies along with other history books, and these are what you are searching for. History does appear to repeat itself in many ways, so if you can dig 'Roots' into history then you will not be turned over by the 'Winds' of rumors that come and go.
Learn to detect logical fallacies.
Insist upon credible, peer-reviewed validation.
Distinguish between {proof and truth} and {evidence and accuracy}.
Tumah
Veteran Member
I guess it depends for what. I wouldn't recommend taking any medical advice from the internet. On the other hand, if the website raises a valid point, I would bring it up with my doctor and ask about it.In 21 century, the age of information, you can find the proof to any theory on the Internet. You can find any type of information there. The question is how do you navigate through the amount of bull*** and find the truth?
How do you know what to believe in this dump?
If its a more neutral topic and doesn't directly concern me, such a an explanation of the fundamental forces, I'd believe it tentatively barring more information.
I guess you just have to use some sense.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Now you talkin' crazy talk.
Go down to the local public library and speak with a media specialist. They may have workshops about information literacy, or can teach you about information literacy. Such a course will cover things like evaluating the merits of source materials for particular purposes. This is an extremely important skill to develop in this information age, and is mandatory if you plan to pursue higher education. Sound academic/research standards rest upon knowing how to properly evaluate sources of information.
I wrote up a quick 101 rundown a while back, but it's on my home computer. I can post it up later if you like (provided I still find it to be of acceptable quality... I wrote it some years ago).
DawudTalut
Peace be upon you.
1=One may ask right questions.
2=Use words review pro con scam in searches.
3= Usually first 1 or 2 pages are promotions, be careful.
4=Cross check.
5=Maybe useful @ http://lifehacker.com/5950871/how-to-spot-truth-in-the-sea-of-lies-rumors-and-myths-on-the-internet
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Yeah, I always go for the scam searches too.
First I need two reliable yet different sources that don't refer to each other, then I need to find an article that disputes the information. If I can't qualify all three then it is just nice to know information.
Part of what I love about the internet is that I can read any number of implausible things and make a fast judgment based on how well supported the claim is.
If there are no links I can generally dismiss it easily. If it's important enough to care about I can find out tons of information quite easily.
Tom
Ana.J
Active Member
Thank you, that was useful. I would appreciate if you post your findings here
And we all will
Ana.J
Active Member
"People interpret information differently." the article says.....The universal wisdom