Aina S.

Vargas BS Psychology 1Y1-3

1. What are the things that you do to know the truth?

Become more conscious of the assumptions that you’ve been making about truth. We
accept things as the truth because people around us believe them or because we were
brought up that way. That doesn’t mean those things are really true. Not because many
people are doing that doesn’t mean it is the truth. We should accept the fact that
different people will have different views on many subjects. That every individual has
their own perspective in life. To understand a view that’s different from your own, try to
focus on similarities rather than differences. See things logically. Build a base of sources
you trust, and make sure it’s a solid base. For media, political and religious sources, look
at how other people view your potential source. If a large number of people view your
source as extreme, then reconsider whether the source really ought to be in your base.
And try to ask others to avoid misunderstanding and clarify things.

2. What do you think is the reason why truth is important in our lives?

The truth is rarely pure and never simple” By Oscar Wilde

Truth could be a relative term, meaning different things to different individuals. Truth is
reality, the genuine nature of things within the universe. The mind knows truth when it
resounds with the same recurrence as nature. Knowing the truth is having the proper
information. But, knowledge is in degrees. You'll be able to not know each thing and you
should not know everything. A little knowledge is exceptionally risky and dangerous to a few
individuals. Truth is transcultural. If something is true, it is true for all people, in all places,
and at all times. A good example is that two plus two is always four for everyone,
everywhere and all times.

Truth matters, both to us as individuals and to society as a whole. As individuals, being

truthful means that we can grow and mature, learning from our mistakes, understanding
truth within our self will help us see the bigger picture around us. It will help us to
understand the reality of life. For society, truthfulness makes social bonds, and lying and
hypocrisy break them. If you doubt this, consider what happens when you find out that
someone has lied to you. You feel less inclined to trust them next time, and also less
inclined to trust other people more generally. It is important in our daily life, it will benefits
as in many aspect in our life, as an individual and as a whole in the society. It will also help
us to build a truthful relationship with others and avoid misunderstanding.