The Problem of Truth
Macmillan Dictionary defines "truth" as "the actual facts or information about something, rather than what people think, expect or make up." Now, this is interesting. Who gathers facts? Who interprets facts? Who disseminates facts? It is people, of course. Did it ever dawn on you that "truth" has been caught in a vicious cycle, off late — as long as [mortal] people are involved in it? Today, there is no end to the war on the "monopoly of truth." Mainstream Media, Politicians, Scholars, Celebrities, Shifty Shiffff (Ooops, I was referring to WHO's changing health guidelines) and Layman claim to have the truth on their side on any particular subject. Everybody is eager to prove the veracity of their truth claim by sharing evidences and appealing to logic. And then everybody also have different evidences to disprove the truth claim of another. So, who is correct, actually? In light of such confusion and chaos, COVID-19 pand...