Conviction of such a crime would also require the perception of several
others "beyond a reasonable doubt" that that is in fact the truth. They
even have people swear to God when they talk about what happened. I
believe you're a little off true north on the society claim. It's the
social contract that goes further than anything to facilitate civil
order. If truth were inflexible, we wouldn't have innocent people in
prison or being executed. Another perspective: religion has long been a
means of establishing and maintaining social order and is centered
around a faithful acceptance of a particular truth. Similarly,
mathematics disciplines have a logical foundation in generally accepted
assumptions from which proof is derived. Granted, these assumptions have
largely stood the test of time and logical scrutiny, but, like society
and religion, truth requires perspective which is exceptionally flawed.
On 9/1/11 6:01 AM, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
If truth is flexible then no form of society can function. One man
sees it as the absolute truth that he is entitled because of
mistreatment to break that window and take a TV because of a past
wrong. The owner of the shop who paid for the tv will most certainly
think he stole it. FACT the first guy broke the window and took the
TV. That was the truth. Neither perspective or opinion will change
the fact he broke a window and took a tv.
Capturing what is really there isn't that hard, but its also no more
difficult to make a photograph lie. With digital imaging its even
easier.
