Quotes About Truth

And when in doubt, Josh, follow your heart. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this... This is always true.

It was some time ago—in the twelfth century, as you humani measure time—a man from the land of the Scots. I do not remember his name." Both Sophie and Josh instinctively knew that Hekate was lying. "What happened to him?" Sophie asked. "He died." There was a peculiar high-pitched giggle.

But what you must remember is that knowledge itself is never dangerous," Tsagaglalal insisted. "It is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous.

Hacía tiempo que Sophie había llegado a la conclusión de que a los adultos se les daba realmente mal inventar excusas creíbles

U zult ongetwijfeld het verhaal hebben gehoord over de dood van de Maagd van Orléans... Ik weet wat er die dag is gebeurd, de laatste dag van mei in het jaar onzes Heren 1431 in Rouen. Ik was erbij.

the best lie is one that is wrapped around a core of truth.

When Watson and Crick announced that they had discovered what they called 'the secret of life' in 1953, they were merely rediscovering something alchemists have always known.

Y cuando dudes, Josh —jadeó—, sigue tu corazón. Las palabras pueden ser falsas y las imágenes y sonidos pueden manipularse. Pero esto… —dijo señalando el pecho de Josh—, siempre te dirá la verdad.

At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

The best lie is wrapped around a core of truth.

environmental scientists, journalists, and activists have an obligation to describe environmental problems honestly and accurately, even if they fear doing so will reduce their news value or salience with the public.

stories people tell about climate change don't have much to do with science.

But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.

When people thought the earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together. —ISAAC ASIMOV, THE RELATIVITY OF WRONG, 1989

Rationality is the application of reason to form beliefs based on facts and evidence, instead of guesswork, opinions, and feelings. That is to say, the rational thinker wants to know what is really true and not just what he or she would like to be true.

The Age of Reason, then, was the age when humanity was born again, not from original sin, but from original ignorance and dependence on authority and superstition. Never again should we allow ourselves to be the intellectual slaves of those who would bind our minds with the chains of dogma and authority. In its stead we use reason and science as the arbiters of truth and knowledge.

The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies, and in the end isn't that the real truth? The answer is no." No squared. The postmodernist belief in the

The belief that all knowledge is culturally determined and therefore lacks certainty is largely the product of an uncertain cultural milieu.

Burden of Proof, or, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

I'm a skeptic not because I do not want to believe, but because I want to know.

Reality exists independent of human minds, but our understanding of it depends upon the beliefs we hold at any given time.

Either live in reality or get left behind in imagination

Lies emerges when control is unreachable

The truth is only irrelevent when its beneficial