tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697837128689426211.post6386550860044705437..comments2008-12-11T00:58:02.000-06:00Comments on Power @ Rhodes: Finding Truth in SocietyDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697837128689426211.post-66913756200906146592008-10-17T10:58:00.000-05:002008-10-17T10:58:00.000-05:00I disagree with the argument that rational truth c...I disagree with the argument that rational truth cannot be found “because social and political situations involve people interacting with each other.” If like its definition rational truth is the product of human mind and is found by men in solitude, regardless of what happens with his human interaction, THE MAN will eventually find out that truth. If THE MAN can find discover that rational truth in solitude, how could human interaction have any chance to interrupt his mission? Saying that rational truth is a product of human mind does not imply that human mind can twist and manipulate it in any aspect like factual truth. That rational truth has to follow a certain pattern of logic and consistency. Taking mathematical truth, an instance of rational truth, as an example, we have decimal numeral system, binary system, octal system…different numeral systems came from different countries and different culture; however, these systems are totally related to one another and consistent. There is no way you have 1 plus 1 equal 2 in decimal system and when you convert that calculation into binary system and get something DIFFERENT than 10 (1+1=10 in binary system), it will always be 10 and that is why it is consistent. In short, I just want to emphasize the fact that for rational truth, it can be expressed differently by different cultures and countries; however, by nature, if it is truly rational truth, there is only one, and even though it might get expressed differently, at the core, there is only one truth – and that is what makes rational truth different from its factual brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com