Topic > “There are no absolute distinctions between what is…

The complexity of this statement can easily be underestimated due to its simple arrangement. However, to understand this statement you need to realize that humans are creatures of habit, learning the difference between certain notions and concepts as they grow older. Therefore, any knowledge acquired by an individual is greatly influenced by the opinions of the society in which that individual lives. Many times it turns out that the truths and beliefs of one group of people are very different from those of another group of people. The same notion also applies to what people believe to be false. Leonardo Da Vinci once said: “Without a doubt, truth has the same relationship to lies that light has to darkness.” Da Vinci's words imply that truth and falsehood are at opposite ends of the spectrum and that the presence of one requires the absence of the other. However, if lies and truth were like darkness and light, it would mean that it would be easier to distinguish between the two. Saying that there are no absolute distinctions between what is true and what is false, however, suggests that the two concepts are intertwined and contained in the same element. Although there is no fixed definition of the notion of “truth,” the website “TOKTalk.net” presents three theories that each give it a different meaning. The Correspondence Theory of Truth states that a statement is “true if it corresponds to (or reflects) reality.” For example, if one were to state “It's snowing,” the only way this could be considered a truth would be if it was actually snowing outside. The second theory is the Consistency Theory of Truth, according to which a statement is “true if it is consistent with other things that are considered true (and do not contradict it)”. This... half of the paper... in response to Da Vinci's statement that lies and truth go hand in hand. The only clear example one could give of an absolute distinction between falsehood and truth, which would result in public consensus, is presented in some mathematical topics. Since every human being has a different perception of reality, there is no definition of truth that everyone agrees on, so it depends on an individual's opinions whether or not there are absolute distinctions between falsehood and truth. It could be said that all statement-based propositions are contingent, so the truth or falsity of the proposition can be evaluated in relation to the contingency that controls said proposition. One might disagree or agree with the statement, but this would have no effect on whether the statement is true or false as a whole, only on the individual's perception of what it means.