“For the artist, the goal of the painting or musical composition is not to convey literal truth, but an aspect of a universal truth that if successful, will continue to move and to touch people even as contexts, societies and cultures change. For the scientist, the goal of a theory is to convey "truth for now"--to replace an old truth, while accepting that someday this theory, too, will be replaced by a new "truth," because that is the way science advances.” PeopleIfsWayMovingArtistCultureGoalAcceptingSuccessfulPaintingTheoryTruth IsAspectScientistUniversalMusicalSomedayCompositionReplacedLiteralUniversal TruthCulture ChangeSociety And CultureMusical Composition Author:Daniel Levitin
“The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US . . .” KnowsBelieveWarCountryOrderBehindsAcceptingGroupsTvsTruth IsDevilArmyInternationalTerrorismCampaignsTerroristPropagandaIslamicAlsOfficersEntityRepresentingUnifiedWatchersTerrorist GroupsIntelligence Officers Author:Robin Cook
“I believe certain doctrines because God says they are true; and the only authority I have for their truth is the Word of God. I receive such and such doctrines, not because I can prove them to be compatible with reason, not because my judgment accepts them, but because God says they are true. Now this is one of the best services we can render to God,-to submit ourselves to him in our belief of what he has revealed, and ask him to fix his truths in our hearts, and make us obey them.” BelieveHeartI CanReasonCertainAsksBeliefI BelieveAcceptingTruth IsProveAuthorityJudgmentDoctrineWord Of GodSubmitBecause I CanCompatibleBest Service Author:Charles Spurgeon
“The truth is that the phenomena of artistic production are still so obscure, so baffling, we are still so far from an accurate scientific and psychological knowledge of their genesis or meaning, that we are forced to accept them as empirical facts; and empirical and non-explanatory names are the names that suit them best.” StillsFactsNamesAcceptingTruth IsProductionsPsychologicalSuitsArtisticAccurateObscureGenesis Book:An Anthology Source: An Anthology
“Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.” BelieveAcceptingTruth IsCriticalThinkerEvaluateFree Thinkers Author:Aristotle
“Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them.” ShouldYearsMindBelieveChildrenPainAcceptingTeachFantasyTaughtTerribleTruth IsMiracleTragedyMythLibertarianPoeticSuperstitionsTerrible ThingsFablesRelieved Author:Hypatia