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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Credulity on the written word

I always had respect for the written word. It seems that no one can conceive idea of someone blatantly lying through texts, how to make friends in a group, in bars and pubs of life. There is not have bouncers in the world of literature.
But then, that I believed everything I read? Yes, I believed, until I read that we should not believe everything the books say.

Of course the books are not intended to lie, nor the authors want to deceive us.

What I learned is that sometimes what is said is no true. The reason for telling untruths can be good, but even a well-intentioned lie remains a lie. The rule is: we must read almost everything critically.

Of course, not everything needs to criticism, but there are dangerous texts.

A dangerous branch is one which have appearance of true knowledge, but not is. For example, the self-help books, psychology books, books on politics, economics, administration, catch-phrases and sayings, the arguments of scientists and authorities.

Take any sentence and make the race.

But then, skepticism becomes the rule. We read, but there is no evidence, or warranties. Where then is the truth?